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Title 2 — The Congress

Part A · Chapter 29 — Capitol Police

§ 1901b. Joint oversight hearings

Statutory text

(a)

In General

The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (referred to in this section as the “Committees”) are authorized to jointly conduct oversight hearings regarding the Capitol Police Board and may request the attendance of all members of the Capitol Police Board at any such hearing. Members of the Capitol Police Board shall attend a joint hearing under this section, as requested and under such rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Committees.

(b)

Timing

The Committees may conduct oversight hearings under this section as determined appropriate by the Committees, but shall conduct not less than one oversight hearing under this section during each Congress.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–77 § 3 · 135 Stat. 1522

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1901b

    (Pub. L. 117–77, § 3, Dec. 22, 2021, 135 Stat. 1523.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 117–77, § 3, Dec. 22, 2021, 135 Stat. 1523.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3. JOINT OVERSIGHT HEARINGS. (a) In General.— The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (referred to in this section as the “Committees”) are authorized to jointly conduct oversight hearings regarding the Capitol Police Board and may request the attendance of all members of the Capitol Police Board at any such hearing. Members of the Capitol Police Board shall attend a joint hearing under this section, as requested and under such rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Committees. (b) Timing.— The Committees may conduct oversight hearings under this section as determined appropriate by the Committees, but shall conduct not less than one oversight hearing under this section during each Congress.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 117–77, § 3, , 135 Stat. 1523.)

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