S. 3377 · 117th Congress

Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

Introduced on Dec 13, 2021 by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). 8 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-77.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-77
Introduced
Dec 13, 2021
Cosponsors
8
3 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the Capitol Police Board.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Civil disturbances
  • Congressional agencies
  • Congressional leadership
  • Congressional officers and employees
  • Congressional operations and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Members of Congress
  • Military civil functions
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Protection of officials
  • Senate
  • State and local government operations
  • U.S. Capitol

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 22, 2021). Public domain.

Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

This bill allows the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police to request emergency assistance from executive departments and executive agencies to prevent significant disruption of governmental function and public order at the U.S. Capitol. The bill also eliminates statutory qualification and approval requirements for law enforcement and uniformed service personnel appointed to serve as special police officers, including during periods of emergency initiated by the chief under the bill. Further, special police regulations prescribed by the U.S. Capitol Police Board are subject to approval by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader under the bill. Those regulations are subject to approval by the Speaker and the President pro tempore of the Senate under current law.

Finally, the bill requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration to jointly conduct at least one oversight hearing of the U.S. Capitol Police Board during each Congress.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Amy KlobucharD-MNSponsor

Democrats · 4

Independents · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 13, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9125-9126; text: CR S9125-9126)
  3. Dec 13, 2021 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9125-9126; text: CR S9125-9126)
  4. Dec 14, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  6. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  7. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseMs. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
  8. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7803-7804)
  9. Dec 14, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
  10. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection.
  11. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Dec 17, 2021Presented to President.
  13. Dec 17, 2021 · HousePresented to President.
  14. Dec 22, 2021Signed by President.
  15. Dec 22, 2021Signed by President.
  16. Dec 22, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-77.
  17. Dec 22, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-77.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.