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The deputy sergeants at arms act as assistants to the sergeant at arms. The sergeant at arms has the duty of making the important decisions under his/her power, while the deputy sergeant at arms often executes the decisions. The deputy sergeant at arms that served under Paul Irving was Timothy Blodgett.
In this role, the sergeant-at-arms is responsible for the building services and security of the House of Commons, and is appointed by the governor general acting on the advice of the federal cabinet. [8] The sergeant-at-arms carries the mace, the symbol of the authority of the Crown, in the daily parade into the House of Commons chamber.
The sergeant at arms can, upon orders of the Senate, arrest and detain any person who violates Senate rules, [1] or is found in contempt of Congress. [4] The sergeant at arms is also the executive officer for the Senate and provides senators with computers, equipment, and repair and security services. [1]
William McFarland is an American law enforcement officer and security official who serves as the current Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, after having been appointed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy on January 7, 2023.
At educational institutions above primary education, each grade level or year of study is a class, referenced by the year of graduation, i.e., "Class of 2011".The official activities of these groups are generally organized and led by class officers, who are elected [1] in the late spring of each year for the term beginning in the fall, [2] or early in the fall term.
WASHINGTON — A subpoena recently issued to the House sergeant at arms pertains to a Democratic lawmaker and his or her use of federal funds for a security vendor, two sources familiar with the ...
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) said Sunday that she wants the House to use the sergeant-at-arms, a provision that hasn’t been used in more than a century, to enforce the contempt of ...
The resolution stated "a proper symbol of office shall be provided for the Sergeant at Arms, of such form and device as the Speaker shall direct." The first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania, approved the mace as the proper symbol of the Sergeant at Arms in carrying out the duties of this office. [2]