Mandatory completion of active shooter training for full-time House employees

(a)

Requiring training for all full-Time employees of the House

(1)

Requirement

Not later than 60 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House Administration shall issue regulations to require each full-time employee of the House of Representatives to complete active shooter training during each Congress.(2)

Offering training to others serving in House offices

For purposes of this resolution, to the extent practicable, the training under paragraph (1) shall be offered to individuals serving as Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner), individuals serving as officers of the House, part-time employees of the House, individuals serving in an office of the House as an intern, participants in a fellowship program, and detailees from another office of the Federal government, but such individuals shall not be required to complete the training.(3)

Appropriateness of training based on location of office

The program required under this subsection shall provide training for employees of an office which is appropriate for the needs of the office, taking into account whether the office is located in a House office building or in a Congressional district office.(b)

Availability of remote training

The program required under subsection (a) shall be provided remotely and no individual shall be required to receive training under the program in person, except that an individual may, at the individual’s option, receive training under the program in person beginning with the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.(c)

Use of existing House resources

To the greatest extent practicable, the program required under this section shall be carried out by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, in consultation with the United States Capitol Police, through the use of existing resources, including video recording and programming, of the House of Representatives.(d)

Inclusion in other required training

For the purposes of the requirement under subsection (a), the training described in such subsection may be combined with other training required by the House. (e)

Deadline for completion of training

Under the regulations issued by the Committee on House Administration under subsection (a), an individual shall complete the program of training required under such subsection, and a certificate of completion of such training shall be added to the individual’s training record under the Congressional Staff Academy—(1)in the case of an individual who is serving as a full-time employee of the House as of the first day of the second session of Congress, not later than December 31 of the year in which the session begins; or(2)in the case of any other individual, not later than 60 days after the date the individual first becomes a full-time employee of the House during the session.(f)

Effective date

This section shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.