Category: Metal detectors

GOP Reps Demand Pelosi Pay Fine for Evading Metal Detectors

House Administration Committee Republicans said Thursday Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should pay the same $5,000 fine assessed other members who avoid metal detectors guarding entrances to the lower chamber of Congress. “The Speaker of the House failed to complete security screening on February 4th, and closed-circuit television footage can provide irrefutable proof…


2 Republican Lawmakers Face $5,000 Fine for Bypassing Metal Detectors

Two GOP lawmakers are facing $5,000 fines each after being accused of wrongly bypassing newly installed metal detectors inside the U.S. Capitol.


Republicans Condemn Democratic Leaders for ‘Unneeded’ Metal Detectors Blocking House Chamber Access

Democratic leaders unilaterally authorized the installation of metal detectors by the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) to block access to the floor of the House of Representatives, according to angry Republicans. “This is political correctness run amok. The threat is outside, not inside. Every resource used inside is one that can’t be used outside.” Rep. Rodney…


House Installs Metal Detectors to Screen Lawmakers After Capitol Breach

U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will now be screened by newly installed metal detectors when entering the House chamber in the Capitol, the acting House sergeant-at-arms said in a memo to lawmakers on Jan. 12. Timothy Blodgett said that the security policy shift will apply to everyone seeking to enter the House chamber and that…