Category: House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker

House Lawmakers to Receive $10,000 Security Stipend Amid Increasing Threats of Violence

July 26, 2022
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House lawmakers will be offered up to $10,000 to strengthen their home security amid increasing threats of violence against lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The stipend, announced by House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker, would offer to cover up to $10,000 worth of expenses for upgrading home security systems, cameras and video recorders, locks, and…

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US Capitol to Reopen for Public Tours After Two Years Closed

March 24, 2022
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Next week the U.S. Capitol building will reopen for limited public tours after two years closed to the public according to a Wednesday memo from House Sergeant-at-Arms William J. Walker and Capitol physician Brian P. Monahan. “We are pleased to announce that on Monday, March 28, 2022, public tours of the Capitol will resume with a…

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US Capitol to Reopen for Public Tours After 2 Years

March 24, 2022
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Next week, the U.S. Capitol building will reopen for limited public tours after being closed to the public for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a March 23 memo from House Sergeant-at-Arms William J. Walker and Capitol physician Brian P. Monahan. “We are pleased to announce that on Monday, March 28, 2022,…

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House Panel Warned Congressional Visitor Tracking Would Be ‘Logistical Nightmare’

February 17, 2022
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A Sergeant-at-Arms “visitor tracking” program to control access to the Capitol Complex by requiring all visitors to provide official photo IDs and submit to digital background checks will produce a “logistical nightmare” that “fundamentally alters our federal legislature,” a House committee was told Feb. 17. “I note with great alarm the suggestion by the House…

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