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Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§1978 Deployment Outside of Jurisdiction

Title 2 › CHAPTER 29 — CAPITOL POLICE › SUBCHAPTER II — POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1978

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chief of the Capitol Police must not send officers outside the areas set by law unless two things happen first. The Chief must notify the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Appropriations Committees of both the House and Senate about the expected costs, and the Capitol Police Board must approve the deployment beforehand. The rule does not apply when officers are sent to respond to an imminent threat or emergency, to gather intelligence, or to provide protective services. It applies starting in fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1978

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(a)Requirements for prior notice and approval
The Chief of the Capitol Police may not deploy any officer outside of the areas established by law for the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police unless—
(1)the Chief provides prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate of the costs anticipated to be incurred with respect to the deployment; and
(2)the Capitol Police Board gives prior approval to the deployment.
(b)Exception for certain services
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the deployment of any officer for any of the following purposes:
(1)Responding to an imminent threat or emergency.
(2)Intelligence gathering.
(3)Providing protective services.
(c)Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–145 substituted “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” for “prior notification to”.

Reference

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1978

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110