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Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other…

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Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2021 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Feb 2, 2021

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 85, H. Res. 73 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H274-275; text: CR H274-275)

Feb 2, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 85, H. Res. 73 is considered passed House.(consideration: CR H274-275; text: CR H274-275)

Feb 1, 2021

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 1, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution authorizes the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to impose a fine ($5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for any subsequent offense) against a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House chamber.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 85, H. Res. 73 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H274-275; text: CR H274-275)

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 73: Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-73/

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"H. Res. 73: Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-73/.

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H. Res. 73, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-73/.

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[H. Res. 73: Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-73/)