Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

Parliamentary officeholder

Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives
Seal of the House of Representatives
Incumbent William J. Walker since Apr 26, 2021
Nominator	Speaker of the House
Appointer	Elected by the House
Term length	2 years
Inaugural holder	Joseph Wheaton
Website	www.firm.gov/the-house-explained/officers-and-organizations/sergeant-at-arms

The Sergeant at Arms of the U.s.a. House of Representatives is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the House.

Duties [edit]

In one of its start resolutions, the 1st Us Congress (April xiv, 1789) established the part of Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives.

Security [edit]

Equally the principal law enforcement officer of the House, the Sergeant at Arms is responsible for security in the House wing of the United States Capitol, the House office buildings, and on adjacent grounds. Under the direction of the Speaker of the House or other presiding officer, the Sergeant at Artillery plays an integral role in maintaining social club and decorum in the Firm bedchamber.

The Sergeant at Arms is also responsible for ensuring the safety and security of members of Congress, the congressional staff, visiting dignitaries, and tourists. Toward this end, the Sergeant at Arms works in concert with the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Architect of the Capitol. These 3 officials, along with the Master of the Capitol Law ex officio, comprise the Capitol Police Board.

In 2015, at a House commission hearing chaired by Candice Miller, the then House Sergeant at Arms said that he gave considerable time to ensuring House members' prophylactic and their staff, and visitors to the House, including threat and intelligence monitoring and assay by reviewing threats and intelligence directed to House members. He said that he monitored events at the Capitol complex, such every bit demonstration activity, committee hearings, head of state visits, and major events taking place on the circuitous. He said that on a daily basis, he dealt with the Senate Sergeant at Arms about security for the Capitol circuitous.^[one]

Protocol and anniversary [edit]

Sergeant at Artillery Wilson "Bill" Livingood announces President Barack Obama at the 2011 Country of the Marriage.

Through custom and precedent, the Sergeant at Arms performs a number of protocol and ceremonial duties. Among these duties are to lead formal processions at ceremonies such every bit presidential inaugurations, joint sessions of Congress (such every bit the State of the Marriage address, prior to 2007), formal addresses to the Congress, greeting and escorting visiting foreign dignitaries, conveying Articles of Impeachment from the House to the Senate, and to supervise congressional funeral arrangements. In this chapters, the Sergeant at Arms is most famous for announcing the arrival of the President, a responsibility that he took over from the Doorkeeper of the The states Firm of Representatives when the latter position was abolished in 1995. Custom dictates that he denote the arrival of the Supreme Courtroom, the President's cabinet, and finally the President by proclaiming, "Madam (or Mister) Speaker, the President of the United States!"

Unruliness [edit]

For daily sessions of the House, the Sergeant at Arms carries the silver and ebony Mace of the The states Business firm of Representatives in front of the speaker in procession to the rostrum. When the House is in session, the mace stands on a pedestal to the speaker'south own right. When the body resolves itself into a Commission of the Whole Firm on the State of the Union, the Sergeant at Arms moves the mace to a lowered position, more than or less out of sight. In accordance with the Rules of the House, on the rare occasions when a Member becomes unruly, the Sergeant at Arms, on order of the Speaker, lifts the mace from its pedestal and presents information technology before the offenders, thereby restoring guild.

Other [edit]

The Sergeant at Arms also performs administrative services in support of the Members, staff, and visitors associated with the security and other operations of the House.

If a quorum is not present, those Representatives who are present may vote to society the Sergeant at Arms to try to circular up absent Representatives.

In addition to serving on the Capitol Police Lath, the Sergeant at Arms served with the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Builder of the Capitol on the Capitol Guide Board. This lath oversaw the Capitol Guide Service, which provided tours of the Capitol to visitors and special services to tourists.

Deputy Sergeants at Arms [edit]

The Deputy Sergeants at Arms act as administration to the Sergeant at Arms. The Sergeant at Arms has the duty of making the important decisions nether his/her power, while the Deputy Sergeant at Arms frequently executes the decisions. The Deputy Sergeant at Arms that served under Paul Irving was Timothy Blodgett.

List of Sergeants at Arms [edit]

No.	Sergeant at Arms	State or territory	Term of service	Congress
i	Joseph Wheaton	Rhode Isle	May 12, 1789 – October 27, 1807	1st – 9th
2	Thomas Dunn	Maryland	October 27, 1807 – December v, 1824	10th – 18th
three	John O. Dunn	Commune of Columbia	December 6, 1824 – December three, 1833	18th – 22nd
4	Thomas Beverly Randolph	Virginia	Dec iii, 1833 – December 15, 1835	23rd – 24th
5	Roderick Dorsey	Maryland	December 15, 1835 – June viii, 1841	24th – 27th
6	Eleazor M. Townsend	Connecticut	June 8, 1841 – December seven, 1843	27th – 28th
7	Newton Lane	Kentucky	December 7, 1843 – December viii, 1847	28th – 30th
8	Nathan Sargent	Vermont	Dec 8, 1847 – January fifteen, 1850	30th – 31st
9	Adam J. Glossbrenner	Pennsylvania	January 15, 1850 – February iii, 1860	31st – 36th
10	Henry William Hoffman	Maryland	February 3, 1860 – July 5, 1861	36th – 37th
11	Edward Ball	Ohio	July v, 1861 – December viii, 1863	37th – 38th
12	Nehemiah G. Ordway	New Hampshire	December eight, 1863 – December half dozen, 1875	38th – 43rd
13	John G. Thompson	Ohio	December vi, 1875 – Dec 5, 1881	44th – 46th
14	George W. Hooker	Vermont	December 5, 1881 – December 4, 1883	47th
15	John P. Leedom	Ohio	Dec 4, 1883 – December ii, 1889	48th – 50th
xvi	Adoniram J. Holmes	Iowa	December ii, 1889 – December 8, 1891	51st
17	Samuel S. Yoder	Ohio	December 8, 1891 – August 7, 1893	52nd
18	Herman W. Snow	Illinois	August 7, 1893 – December 2, 1895	53rd
19	Benjamin F. Russell	Missouri	Dec 2, 1895 – December iv, 1899	54th – 55th
20	Henry Casson	Wisconsin	Dec 4, 1899 – April 4, 1911	56th – 61st
21	Uriah Stokes Jackson	Indiana	April four, 1911 – June 22, 1912	62nd
22	Charles F. Riddell	Indiana	July xviii, 1912 – April vii, 1913	62nd
23	Robert B. Gordon	Ohio	April seven, 1913 – May 19, 1919	63rd – 65th
24	Joseph G. Rodgers	Pennsylvania	May 19, 1919 – December 7, 1931	66th – 71st
25	Kenneth Romney	Montana	Dec 7, 1931 – January three, 1947	72nd – 79th
26a	William F. Russell	Pennsylvania	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th
27	Joseph H. Callahan	Kentucky	January 3, 1949 – Jan three, 1953	81st – 82nd
26b	William F. Russell	Pennsylvania	January 3, 1953 – July 7, 1953	83rd
28	Lyle O. Snader	Illinois	July eight, 1953 – September xv, 1953	83rd
29	William R. Bonsell	Pennsylvania	September 15, 1953 – Jan 5, 1955	83rd
xxx	Zeake Due west. Johnson Jr.	Tennessee	January 5, 1955 – September 30, 1972	84th – 92nd
31	Kenneth R. Harding	Virginia	October ane, 1972 – February 29, 1980	92nd – 96th
32	Benjamin J. Guthrie	Virginia	March 1, 1980 – Jan iii, 1983	96th – 97th
33	Jack Russ[ii]	Maryland	January 3, 1983 – March 12, 1992	98th – 102nd
34	Werner West. Brandt	Virginia	March 12, 1992 – January iv, 1995	102nd – 103rd
35	Wilson Livingood	Virginia	Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 17, 2012	104th – 112th
36	Paul D. Irving	Florida	January 17, 2012 – January 7, 2021	112th – 117th
37	Timothy Blodgett	New York	January 11, 2022 – March 26, 2021	117th
38	William J. Walker	Illinois	March 26, 2022 –	117th

See besides [edit]

• Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
• Serjeant-at-arms

References [edit]

1. ^ Transcript, House Administration Committee hearing, June 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/spider web/20171118220548/https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/officers-and-organizations/sergeant-at-artillery
2. ^ Ex-House Sergeant-at-Arms Sentenced to two Years : Scandal Dec 18, 1993 latimes.com

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Source: United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Artillery Fact Sail (pdf file), via House.gov
• Sergeants at Arms official fact canvas, via history.house.gov

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

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