2 USC § 5604 - Duties of Sergeant at Arms

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title: "2 USC § 5604 - Duties of Sergeant at Arms"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5604"
section_name: "Duties of Sergeant at Arms"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "SERGEANT AT ARMS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 1, 26 Stat. 645; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(25)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733.)"
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# § 5604. Duties of Sergeant at Arms

It shall be the duty of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to attend the House during its sittings, to maintain order under the direction of the Speaker, and, pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, under the direction of the Clerk, execute the commands of the House and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker.

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**Source Credit**: (Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 1, 26 Stat. 645; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(25)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

1996— struck out “, keep the accounts for the pay and mileage of Members and Delegates, and pay them as provided by law” after “directed to him by the Speaker”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Effective , functions of House of Representatives Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations transferred to Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, see , set out as a note under former .