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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "2 U.S.C. § 6617"
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description: "Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate"
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title_number: 2
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title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
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chapter_number: "65"
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chapter_name: "SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION"
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section: "6617"
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citation: "2 U.S.C. § 6617"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
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# 2 U.S.C. § 6617 - Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
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## Text
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(a) In general The Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have the same law enforcement authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the requirement that the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate have the qualifications specified in subsection (b).
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(b) Qualifications The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
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(1) A minimum of 5 years of experience as a law enforcement officer before beginning service as the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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(2) Current certification in the use of firearms by the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an equivalent non-Federal entity.
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(3) Any other firearms qualification required for members of the Capitol Police.
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(c) Regulations The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
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(Pub. L. 111–145, § 8, Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 56.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61f–14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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