FOREWORD

"The Statutory History of the United States Capitol Police"-a report compiled by the Congressional Research Service after several years of exhaustive research-is in reponse to a request I made while serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police. This written history presents the statutes as they were enacted, as they remain on the books, and as they were repealed or modified, in order to furnish a basis to the Congress for consideration of further legislation.

The original typewritten report consisted of over 300 pages, and was accompanied by 5 binders of copies of the Statutes at Large, which pertain to the U.S. Capitol Police from the 1st Congress through the 98th. This printed copy does not include the copies of the Statutes at Large in order to reduce costs of production and because they are referred to in the printed copy and are otherwise readily available for reference. The statutes were taken from the original laws from 1789 through 1984.

We are deeply indebted to the Library of Congress and to the author of the report, Judy Carlile (Shepherd), for this history which thoroughly covers the statutory development of the U.S. Capitol Police.

FRANK ANNUNZIO, Chairman. Committee on House Administration.

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