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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 16 

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers 

Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2019 

Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. MEADOWS) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National 

Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor 

Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NA4 TIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERV5 ICE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the Fra7 ternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted 

8 to sponsor a public event, the 38th Annual National Peace 

9 Officers Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to 


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1 as the ‘‘Memorial Service’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in 

2 order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in 

3 the line of duty during 2018. 

4 (b) DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICE.—The Memorial 

5 Service shall be held on May 15, 2019, or on such other 

6 date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 

7 the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 

8 jointly designate, with preparation for the event to begin 

9 on May 11, 2019, and takedown completed on May 16, 

10 2019. 

11 SEC. 2. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL 

12 HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the Fra14 ternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted 

15 to sponsor a public event, the National Honor Guard and 

16 Pipe Band Exhibition (in this resolution referred to as the 

17 ‘‘Exhibition’’), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to allow 

18 law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to 

19 demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a 

20 bagpipe exhibition. 

21 (b) DATE OF EXHIBITION.—The Exhibition shall be 

22 held on May 14, 2019, or on such other date as the Speak23 er of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

24 Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate. 


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1 SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be prescribed 

3 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 

4 Board, the event shall be— 

5 (1) free of admission charge and open to the 

6 public; and 

7 (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of 

8 Congress. 

9 (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsors of 

10 the Memorial Service and Exhibition shall assume full re11 sponsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all 

12 activities associated with the events. 

13 SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 

14 Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Cap15 itol, the sponsors referred to in section 3(b) are authorized 

16 to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound am17 plification devices, and other related structures and equip18 ment, as may be required for the Memorial Service and 

19 Exhibition. 

20 SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 

21 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce22 ment of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of 

23 title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertise24 ments, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, 


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1 as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol 

2 Grounds, in connection with the events. 

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