Going maskless can lead to arrest, Capitol Police say

Published July 29, 2021 5:23pm ET



The U.S. Capitol Police were told to arrest visitors and staff who refuse to wear masks and subsequently defy orders to mask up or leave the premises after the House reinstated its face-covering mandate.

Earlier in the day, at the direction of Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, the chamber issued a memo indicating that masks would be required once again after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said individuals should don face coverings in a number of situations, regardless of vaccination status. If lawmakers violate the new policy, they are to be reported to the sergeant-at-arms, though visitors and staff were not granted the same luxury.

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