Capitol Police add metal detectors to the House chamber
Capitol Police have added new security measures to the House of Representatives -- requiring that all members and staff go through metal detectors before they enter the chamber, according to a new memo sent to offices by the acting House Sergeant at Arms.
The memo comes ahead of a vote Tuesday evening on a resolution pressing Vice President Mike Pence to mobilize the Cabinet and invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
![PHOTO: Security personnel set up a metal detector in front of an entrance to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 12, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/metal-detector-installation-dc-capitol-02-rt-jef-210112_1610485905192_hpMain.jpg)
Currently, visitors and staff are screened when they enter the Capitol building, but members of Congress are not. There are already metal detectors in place for visitors to the House galleries, which had been shuttered since March because of the pandemic.
Several lawmakers continue to worry about their safety in the wake of last week's Capitol riot -- and Democrats in control of the chamber have expressed concerns about some GOP colleagues and their alleged connections to the organizers. Some Republicans, most notably Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. have been outspoken about carrying weapons around the Capitol.
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"Failure to complete screening or the carrying of prohibited items could result in denial of access to the Chamber," acting Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodget wrote in the memo.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel and Mariam Khan