Rep. Dan Crenshaw was fined $5,000 for bypassing security procedures before he entered the Republican cloakroom within the Capitol complex last week, the House Committee on Ethics said Wednesday.
The fine levied against the Texas Republican follows an investigation into two individuals who entered the House chamber without clearing security. Officers identified Crenshaw as one, and the other unidentified person appeared to be a former member of Congress.
By entering the room on Sept. 23, Crenshaw violated H.R. 73 and was informed of the fine and his appeal rights one day later, according to a statement from House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker.
Capitol Police officers analyzed footage showing an unknown man wearing a pin that signaled he was a former member of Congress. The individual bypassed security before an officer told the man he must enter through the House main door before coming into the chamber.
The man “stated, ‘okay'” according to a police memo. However, he did not return to the security checkpoint. Crenshaw then bypassed security and entered the cloakroom roughly 10 minutes later, the memo added.
Some other lawmakers have taken firm stances against the security measures added to the Capitol following the Jan. 6 riot, when hundreds of people breached security barriers and entered the complex, resulting in fines.
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