S 3377 117th Congress Senate Congress 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

Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

Introduced: December 13, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 22, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-77.

Dec 22, 2021

Signed by President.

Dec 17, 2021

Presented to President.

Dec 14, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 14, 2021

On passage Passed without objection.

Dec 14, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Dec 14, 2021

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7803-7804)

Dec 14, 2021

Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

Dec 14, 2021

Held at the desk.

Dec 14, 2021

Received in the House.

Dec 14, 2021

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 13, 2021

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)

Dec 13, 2021

Passed/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)

Dec 13, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 22, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-77.

Related & companion bills 1

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Cosponsors 6

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Dec 13, 2021

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Dec 13, 2021

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Dec 13, 2021

Padilla, Alex

California · Dec 13, 2021

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Dec 13, 2021

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Dec 13, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3377: Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3377/

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"S. 3377: Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3377/.

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S. 3377, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3377/.

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