Oversight | United States Capitol Police
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Archived: 2026-04-23 15:03
Oversight | United States Capitol Police
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Oversight
Appropriations Committees
Authorizing Committees
House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Committee on House Administration
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
The Capitol Police Board
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The Honorable William McFarland
U.S. House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms
(Chair)
The Honorable Jennifer A. Hemingway
U.S. Senate
Sergeant at Arms (Member)
Thomas E. Austin, PE, CCM, PMP
Architect of the Capitol
(Member)
Chief Michael G. Sullivan
Chief of Police
(Ex-Officio Member)
The Capitol Police Board oversees and supports the United States Capitol Police in its mission and helps to advance coordination between the Department and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, in their law enforcement capacities, and the Congress. Consistent with this purpose, the Capitol Police Board establishes general goals and objectives covering its major functions and operations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
The Capitol Police Board consists of the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the U.S. Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol. The Chief of the United States Capitol Police serves in an ex-officio non-voting capacity. The Chairmanship alternates annually between the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms.
Capitol Police Board Regulations
About
Mission & History
Leadership
Honoring Our Fallen
Oversight
The Office of the Inspector General
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Oversight
Appropriations Committees
Authorizing Committees
House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Committee on House Administration
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
The Capitol Police Board
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The Honorable William McFarland
U.S. House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms
(Chair)
The Honorable Jennifer A. Hemingway
U.S. Senate
Sergeant at Arms (Member)
Thomas E. Austin, PE, CCM, PMP
Architect of the Capitol
(Member)
Chief Michael G. Sullivan
Chief of Police
(Ex-Officio Member)
The Capitol Police Board oversees and supports the United States Capitol Police in its mission and helps to advance coordination between the Department and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, in their law enforcement capacities, and the Congress. Consistent with this purpose, the Capitol Police Board establishes general goals and objectives covering its major functions and operations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
The Capitol Police Board consists of the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the U.S. Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol. The Chief of the United States Capitol Police serves in an ex-officio non-voting capacity. The Chairmanship alternates annually between the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms.
Capitol Police Board Regulations
About
Mission & History
Leadership
Honoring Our Fallen
Oversight
The Office of the Inspector General