[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1393 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1393
Requiring each full-time employee of the House of Representatives to
complete active shooter training during each Congress, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2024
Mr. D'Esposito submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on House Administration
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RESOLUTION
Requiring each full-time employee of the House of Representatives to
complete active shooter training during each Congress, and for other
purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. MANDATORY COMPLETION OF ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING FOR FULL-
TIME HOUSE EMPLOYEES.
(a) Requiring Training for All Full-Time Employees of the House.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House
Administration shall issue regulations to require each full-
time employee of the House of Representatives to complete
active shooter training during each Congress.
(2) Offering training to others serving in house offices.--
For purposes of this resolution, to the extent practicable, the
training under paragraph (1) shall be offered to individuals
serving as Members of the House of Representatives (including
Delegates and the Resident Commissioner), individuals serving
as officers of the House, part-time employees of the House,
individuals serving in an office of the House as an intern,
participants in a fellowship program, and detailees from
another office of the Federal government, but such individuals
shall not be required to complete the training.
(3) Appropriateness of training based on location of
office.--The program required under this subsection shall
provide training for employees of an office which is
appropriate for the needs of the office, taking into account
whether the office is located in a House office building or in
a Congressional district office.
(b) Availability of Remote Training.--The program required under
subsection (a) shall be provided remotely and no individual shall be
required to receive training under the program in person, except that
an individual may, at the individual's option, receive training under
the program in person beginning with the second session of the One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
(c) Use of Existing House Resources.--To the greatest extent
practicable, the program required under this section shall be carried
out by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, in consultation with the
United States Capitol Police, through the use of existing resources,
including video recording and programming, of the House of
Representatives.
(d) Inclusion in Other Required Training.--For the purposes of the
requirement under subsection (a), the training described in such
subsection may be combined with other training required by the House.
(e) Deadline for Completion of Training.--Under the regulations
issued by the Committee on House Administration under subsection (a),
an individual shall complete the program of training required under
such subsection, and a certificate of completion of such training shall
be added to the individual's training record under the Congressional
Staff Academy--
(1) in the case of an individual who is serving as a full-
time employee of the House as of the first day of the second
session of Congress, not later than December 31 of the year in
which the session begins; or
(2) in the case of any other individual, not later than 60
days after the date the individual first becomes a full-time
employee of the House during the session.
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to the
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
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