Protecting the 60th Presidential Inauguration - Prohibited Items on U.S. Capitol Grounds
01/17/25 - UPDATE: “At the request of the President-elect and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, the 60th Inauguration will be held inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The ticketed areas outside, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, will now be closed to ticketed guests on Monday, January 20, due to the extremely cold weather that is expected in Washington, D.C. The United States Capitol Police, along with our law enforcement partners, will still have a heightened security posture with an increased law enforcement presence and layers of physical security. The security perimeter is the same. For potential changes to road closures and other inauguration security information, please visit https://inauguration.dc.gov/, or contact nsse.jic@dc.gov.” – The United States Capitol Police
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies will host the 60th Inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
- For ticket and public access information, click HERE.
- For additional information about how the USCP and our law enforcement partners are preparing for the 60th Inauguration, click HERE.
- For information about security screening for visitors with disabilities, medical conditions, medical devices, or medications, click HERE.
To keep everyone safe, the Capitol Police Board is prohibiting these items from Capitol Grounds on Inauguration Day:
- Aerosol and non-aerosol sprays
- Alcohol
- All bags, backpacks, roller bags, suitcases exceeding size restrictions (12"x12"x5")
- Ammunition
- Animals (other than service animals)
- Balloons
- Balls
- Beverages
- Bicycles
- Body Armor
- Camera cases
- Camping and climbing equipment, including tents, ropes, and grappling hooks
- Cans, bottles, bottled or boxed liquids
- Chairs (except those for mobility needs)
- Chemicals, to include spillable batteries, paint, artificial blood, etc.
- Commercial audio/video recording equipment and tripods
- Coolers
- Devices or equipment designed or used for jamming, disrupting, or interfering with communications signals or equipment
- Duffle bags
- Explosives of any kind (including fireworks and smoke bombs)
- Firearms
- Flammable liquids
- Glass, thermal and metal containers
- Handcuffs, zip ties, flex cuffs
- Illegal substances, including marijuana
- Knives, blades, box cutters or sharp objects (regardless of size)
- Laptops/tablets/iPads
- Laser lights and laser pointers
- Leatherman or similar tools
- Liquids of any kind (except for medicines).
- This liquid ban is just for Capitol Grounds
- Water will be provided for ticketed guests on Capitol Grounds
- Mace/pepper spray
- Noisemakers, such as air horns, whistles, drums, bullhorns, and other noise amplification devices
- Packages
- Poles, bats, sticks, and clubs, including selfie sticks
- Range finders
- Recreational motorized mobility devices
- Seat cushions
- Signs, placards, or banners
- Spray containers
- Scooters (including commercial/rental)
- Strollers
- Suitcases
- Structures, including tents
- Supports for signs and placards
- Thermoses or thermal containers
- Toy guns
- Umbrellas
- Unmanned aircraft systems/Drones
- Weapons of any kind, including blackjacks, slungshots, slingshots, sand clubs, sandbags, and knuckles
- Other items that may pose a threat to the security of the event at the discretion of the security screeners