Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§2183 Protection of Buildings and Property
Title 2 › CHAPTER 30 — OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX › SUBCHAPTER VIII — MISCELLANEOUS › § 2183
Summary
The Senate and House Sergeants at Arms can make rules to protect the Capitol. They may arrest rule-breakers until authorities bring them for trial.
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Title 2, §2183
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The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as they may deem necessary for preserving the peace and securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection of the public property therein, and they shall have power to arrest and detain any person violating such regulations, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial.
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Codification Section was classified to section 193 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. R.S. § 1820 derived from acts Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, § 2, 15 Stat. 12; Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41.
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2 U.S.C. § 2183
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102