---
kind: "unit"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
key: "ch29/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Powers and Duties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/ch29-schII"
sections_count: 25
---

# Subchapter II — Powers and Duties

Title 2 — The Congress › Chapter 29 — Capitol Police

## Sections

- [§1961. Policing of Capitol Buildings and Grounds](/usc/2/1961.md)
- [§1962. Detail of police](/usc/2/1962.md)
- [§1963. Protection of grounds](/usc/2/1963.md)
- [§1964. Security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds](/usc/2/1964.md)
- [§1965. Maintenance of security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds](/usc/2/1965.md)
- [§1965a. Prohibition on use of funds for installation of permanent fencing on Capitol Grounds](/usc/2/1965a.md)
- [§1966. Protection of Members of Congress, officers of Congress, and members of their families](/usc/2/1966.md)
- [§1966a. Protection of former Speakers of the House of Representatives](/usc/2/1966a.md)
- [§1967. Law enforcement authority](/usc/2/1967.md)
- [§1968. Citation release](/usc/2/1968.md)
- [§1969. Regulation of traffic by Capitol Police Board](/usc/2/1969.md)
- [§1970. Assistance by Executive departments and agencies](/usc/2/1970.md)
- [§1971. Contributions of meals and refreshments during emergency duty](/usc/2/1971.md)
- [§1972. Contributions of comfort and other incidental items and services during emergency duty](/usc/2/1972.md)
- [§1973. Support and maintenance expenditures during emergency duty](/usc/2/1973.md)
- [§1974. Capitol Police special officers](/usc/2/1974.md)
- [§1975. Overseas travel](/usc/2/1975.md)
- [§1975a. Overseas travel to accompany members of House leadership](/usc/2/1975a.md)
- [§1976. Acceptance of donations of animals](/usc/2/1976.md)
- [§1977. Settlement and payment of tort claims](/usc/2/1977.md)
- [§1978. Deployment outside of jurisdiction](/usc/2/1978.md)
- [§1979. Release of security information](/usc/2/1979.md)
- [§1980. Mounted horse unit](/usc/2/1980.md)
- [§1981. Advance payments](/usc/2/1981.md)
- [§1982. Acceptance of surplus or obsolete property](/usc/2/1982.md)