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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 29 — Capitol Police

§ 1962. Detail of police

Statutory text

The Capitol Police Board is authorized to detail police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds and on the Library of Congress Grounds.

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. Pub. L. 96–432 § 5 · 94 Stat. 1850

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1962

    (Pub. L. 96–432, § 5, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1853.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–432, § 5, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1853.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 5. The Capitol Police Board is authorized to detail police from 40 USC 212a–1. the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds and on the Library of Congress Grounds.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was classified to section 212a–1 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, , 116 Stat. 1062.

Provisions of this section were enacted as permanent law in Pub. L. 96–432. Similar fiscal year provisions were contained in the following appropriation acts and have not been repeated since 1983:

Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 112, , 97 Stat. 271.

Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e) [S. 2939, title I], , 96 Stat. 1189.

Pub. L. 97–51, § 101(c) [H.R. 4120, title I], , 95 Stat. 959.

Pub. L. 96–536, § 101(c) [H.R. 7593, title I], , 94 Stat. 3167.

Pub. L. 95–391, title I, , 92 Stat. 780.

Pub. L. 95–94, title I, , 91 Stat. 671.

Pub. L. 94–440, title III, , 90 Stat. 1451.

Pub. L. 94–59, title III, , 89 Stat. 285.

Pub. L. 93–371, , 88 Stat. 436.

Pub. L. 93–145, , 87 Stat. 539.

Pub. L. 92–342, , 86 Stat. 441.

Pub. L. 92–51, , 85 Stat. 136.

Pub. L. 91–382, , 84 Stat. 817.

Pub. L. 91–145, , 83 Stat. 350.

Pub. L. 90–417, , 82 Stat. 406.

Pub. L. 90–57, , 81 Stat. 135.

Pub. L. 89–545, , 80 Stat. 363.

Pub. L. 89–90, , 79 Stat. 275.

Pub. L. 88–454, , 78 Stat. 544.

Pub. L. 88–248, , 77 Stat. 811.

Pub. L. 87–730, § 104, , 76 Stat. 694.

Pub. L. 87–130, § 104, , 75 Stat. 334.

Pub. L. 86–628, § 104, , 74 Stat. 460.

Pub. L. 86–176, § 104, , 73 Stat. 412.

Pub. L. 85–570, § 104, , 72 Stat. 453.

Pub. L. 85–75, § 104, , 71 Stat. 256.

June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 104, 70 Stat. 370.

Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 104, 69 Stat. 520.

July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 104, 68 Stat. 409.

Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 106, 67 Stat. 332.

July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 106, 66 Stat. 478.

Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 106, 65 Stat. 403.

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 106, 64 Stat. 608.

June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 106, 63 Stat. 230.

June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 106, 62 Stat. 437.

July 17, 1947, ch. 262, § 106, 61 Stat. 377.

July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 106, 60 Stat. 408.

June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 106, 59 Stat. 259.

June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 105, 58 Stat. 354.

June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, 57 Stat. 230.

June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 340.

July 1, 1941, ch. 268, 55 Stat. 456.

June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 471.

June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 831.

May 17, 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 390.

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–432, § 5, , 94 Stat. 1853.)

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