Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§6593 Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to Act on Death, Resignation, Disability, or Absence of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate

Title 2 › CHAPTER 65 — SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE › Part A — Organization and Personnel › § 6593

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate dies, resigns, is disabled, or is away, the Deputy must take over all duties until a new Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper has been elected and qualified or the disability or absence ends. The Sergeant at Arms is only considered disabled if the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, and the President Pro Tempore together tell the Senate that the Sergeant at Arms cannot do the job.

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Title 2, §6593

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In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of that office in all matters until such time as a new Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have been elected and qualified or such disability shall have been ended. For purposes of this section, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall be considered as disabled only during such period of time as the Majority and Minority Leaders and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate certify jointly to the Senate that the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is unable to perform his duties. In the event that the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is absent, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act during such absence as the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office in all matters.

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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61e–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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2 U.S.C. § 6593

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102