United States Capitol Police

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The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf federal law enforcement agency
cooperatesWith Federal Bureau of Investigation
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
United States Secret Service
country United States of America
employs civilian employees
sworn officers
enforces District of Columbia law (within its jurisdiction)
federal law
formedInYear 1828
governedBy United States Congress
hasAbbreviation USCP
hasAuthority arrest authority within its jurisdiction
hasBadge United States Capitol Police badge
hasDivision Dignitary Protection Division
Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division
Investigations Division
Protective Services Bureau
Special Operations Division
Uniformed Services Bureau
hasMotto Providing the highest quality of police services to protect the Congress
hasType special jurisdiction police
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction Capitol grounds
United States Capitol complex
United States Congress
legalBasis Title 2 of the United States Code
locatedIn United States Capitol complex
notableEvent response to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
operates Capitol Visitor Center security checkpoints
overseenBy Capitol Police Board
primaryFunction maintain order on Capitol grounds
maintain security on Capitol grounds
protect congressional staff
protect members of Congress
protect the United States Capitol complex
protect visitors to the U.S. Capitol
reportsTo Capitol Police Board
responsibleFor crowd control during congressional events
dignitary protection for congressional leadership
security of House office buildings
security of Senate office buildings
security of the U.S. Capitol building
security screening of visitors to the Capitol
trainingFacility United States Capitol Police Training Academy
uses K-9 units
bicycle patrols
marked police vehicles
unmarked police vehicles

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
Supreme Court Police
United States Park Police
United States Park Police
cooperatesWith
Chief of the United States Capitol Police
Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division
Protective Services Bureau
Special Operations Division
Uniformed Services Bureau
United States Capitol Police Training Academy
partOf
Chief of the United States Capitol Police
Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division
Protective Services Bureau
Special Operations Division
Uniformed Services Bureau ("United States Capitol Police officers")
employer
Emancipation Hall
House of Representatives chamber
Senate wing
United States Capitol grounds
hasSecurity
United States Capitol Police ("Investigations Division")
United States Capitol Police ("Dignitary Protection Division")
hasDivision
Capitol Visitor Center security checkpoints
United States Capitol Police Training Academy
operatedBy
Chief of the United States Capitol Police
appliesToJurisdiction
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
collaboratesWith
Capitol Visitor Center security checkpoints
controlledBy
Louisiana Avenue NW vicinity ("United States Capitol Police (in portions near Capitol complex)")
hasJurisdiction
United States Congress
hasPoliceForce
Chief of the United States Capitol Police
headOf
Uniformed Services Bureau
isPrimaryOperationalDivisionOf
Harry Reid
militaryService
Coxey's Army march of 1894 ("Capitol Police")
opposedBy
Capitol Police Board
oversees
Uniformed Services Bureau
parentOrganization
West Front
securityProvidedBy
2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama
securitySupportedBy
United States Capitol Complex
servedBy

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