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On Sunday, September 3, 2017, the annual Labor Day Capitol Concert, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, will be held on the West Front of the United States Capitol beginning at 8 p.m. The gates will open to the public at 3 p.m.
There also will be a concert dress rehearsal on Sunday beginning at 3:30 p.m. Both concerts are open to the public and no tickets are required.
This afternoon, at approximately 2:30 p.m. and again at approximately 3:40 p.m., the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to the Senate visitor galleries in the U.S. Capitol Building for reported demonstration activity.
Officers on the scene arrested the demonstrators when they failed to cease and desist with their unlawful demonstration activities. Thirty-one demonstrators were charged with DC Code §10-503.16 - Disruption of Congress.
Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will meet with representatives from the United States Capitol Police (USCP) to evaluate the Department's policies, procedures, operations, and administrative management services as it pertains to applicable CALEA standards. The assessment will take place July 30 – August 2, 2017.
On July 19, 2017, beginning at approximately 2:15 p.m., the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to 45 locations in the Senate Office Buildings for reported demonstration activity.
After officers arrived at the numerous scenes, they warned the demonstrators to cease and desist with their unlawful demonstration activities.
This afternoon, beginning at approximately 2 p.m., the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to the atrium in the Hart Senate Office Building for reported demonstration activity.
USCP officers warned the demonstrators to cease and desist with their unlawful demonstration activities. Those who refused to cease and desist were placed under arrest. Three adult males and two adult females were arrested in the atrium.
This afternoon, beginning at approximately 2 p.m., the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to 13 locations in the House and Senate Office Buildings for reported demonstration activity.
After officers arrived at the numerous scenes, they warned the demonstrators to cease and desist with their unlawful demonstration activities. Those who refused to cease and desist were placed under arrest and charged with D.C. Code §22-1307, Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.
This afternoon, over the course of several hours, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to several offices in the Senate Office Buildings for reported demonstration activity. After officers arrived on the scene, they warned the demonstrators to cease and desist with their unlawful demonstration activities. Those who refused to cease and desist were placed under arrest, and charged with D.C. Code §22-1307, Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.
As of 4 p.m., 19 adult males and 21 adult females were arrested and transported to USCP Headquarters for processing.
On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, the annual "A Capitol Fourth" Concert, celebrating America's Independence Day, will be broadcast live from the West Front of the United States Capitol.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, and gates will open to the public at 3 p.m.
There will also be a full concert dress rehearsal on Monday, July 3, 2017, at 8 p.m. Gates will open to the public on Monday at 3 p.m.
Both events are open to the public and no tickets are required.
Today, at approximately at 11:30 a.m., disability rights activists staged a planned "die-in" in the Russell Senate Office Building. Many of the demonstrators, as part of their protest activities, removed themselves from their wheelchairs and lay themselves on the floor, obstructing passage through the hallway and into nearby offices.
U.S. Capitol Police officers warned the demonstrators to cease their unlawful activities or be faced with arrest. Forty-three people (15 males and 28 females) did not cease their demonstration activities and were arrested.
