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2 U.S.C. § 2183 — Protection of buildings and property
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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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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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**(a)** The Capitol Police shall police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section, sections 1922, 1966, 1967, and 1969 of this title 11 See References in Text note below. (and regulations promulgated under [section 1969 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1969&num=0&edition=prelim)), and chapter 51 of title 40, and to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or of any State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto: Provided, That for the fiscal year for which appropriations are made by this Act the Capitol Police shall have the additional authority to make arrests within the District of Columbia for crimes of violence, as defined in [section 16 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section16&num=0&edition=prelim), committed within the Capitol Buildings and Grounds and shall have the additional authority to make arrests, without a warrant, for crimes of violence, as defined in [section 16 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section16&num=0&edition=prelim), committed in the presence of any member of the Capitol Police performing official duties: Provided further, That the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia are authorized to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violation of any such laws or re
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**(a) In general** The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to supervise, hold, place, protect, and make known all works of art, historical objects, and exhibits within the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, any Senate Office Buildings, and in all rooms, spaces, and corridors thereof, which are the property of the United States, and in its judgment to accept any works of art, historical objects, or exhibits which may hereafter be offered, given, or devised to the Senate, its committees, and its officers for placement and exhibition in the Senate wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.
**(b) Issuance and publication of regulations** The Commission shall prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary for the care, protection, and placement of such works of art, exhibits, and historical objects in the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings, and for their acceptance on behalf of the Senate, its committees, and officers. Such regulations shall be published in the Congressional Record at such time or times as the Commission may deem necessary for the information of the Members of the Senate and the public.
**(c) Consistency of regulations** Regulations authorized by the provisions of [section 2183 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2183&num=0&edition=prelim) to be issued by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate for the protection of the Capitol, and any regulations issued, or activities undertaken, by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, or the Architect of the Capitol, in carrying out duties relating to the care, preservation, and protection of the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings, shall
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 2182
bers of the House of Representatives; and shall
recommend the reassignment of such space to
accommodate such meetings.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 242, 60 Stat. 839.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was classified to section 174d–1 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 245 of act
Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 4301 of this
title.
§ 2182. Use of space formerly occupied by Library
of Congress
The rooms and space recently occupied by the
Library of Congress in the Capitol building shall
be divided into three stories, the third story of
which shall be fitted up and used for a reference
library for the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, and that portion of the other two stories
north of a line drawn east and west through the
center of the Rotunda shall be used for such pur-
pose as may be designated by the Senate of the
United States, and that portion of the first and
second stories south of said line shall be used for
such purpose as may be designated by the House
of Representatives.
(June 6, 1900, No. 33, 31 Stat. 719.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was classified to section 190b 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.
§ 2183. Protection of buildings and property
The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives are authorized to
make such regulations as they may deem nec-
essary for preserving the peace and securing the
Ca
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