Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives

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United States federal government position law enforcement position parliamentary office

The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives	8
House Sergeant at Arms	2
House Sergeant-at-Arms	1
House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms	1
Sergeant at Arms of the House	1
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives canonical	1
Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
Context triple: [United States Capitol Police, cooperatesWith, Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives]

A. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer and top political leader of the House, responsible for guiding legislation, managing House proceedings, and often serving as a key figure in national political leadership and presidential succession.
B. President of the United States Senate
The President of the United States Senate is the vice president of the United States, who presides over Senate proceedings and casts tie-breaking votes.
C. White House Chief of Staff
The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking presidential aide who manages the Executive Office of the President and oversees the daily operations and agenda of the White House.
D. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
Target entity description: The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.

A. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer and top political leader of the House, responsible for guiding legislation, managing House proceedings, and often serving as a key figure in national political leadership and presidential succession.
B. President of the United States Senate
The President of the United States Senate is the vice president of the United States, who presides over Senate proceedings and casts tie-breaking votes.
C. White House Chief of Staff
The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking presidential aide who manages the Executive Office of the President and oversees the daily operations and agenda of the White House.
D. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ law enforcement position ⓘ parliamentary office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	House wing of the United States Capitol ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
appointedBy	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Architect of the Capitol ⓘ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate ⓘ surface form: Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate United States Capitol Police ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
duty	announce the President of the United States at joint sessions of Congress ⓘ control access to the House floor and galleries ⓘ coordinate security for the House of Representatives ⓘ coordinate with the United States Capitol Police on security matters ⓘ enforce rules of the House of Representatives as directed by the Speaker ⓘ escort the President of the United States during official House appearances ⓘ execute warrants and subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives ⓘ implement emergency preparedness plans for the House ⓘ maintain order on the House floor ⓘ maintain security in House-controlled spaces ⓘ manage identification and access systems for the House side of the Capitol complex ⓘ oversee House chamber security staff ⓘ serve as protocol officer for ceremonial events in the House ⓘ serve on the Capitol Police Board ⓘ
hasCeremonialRole	carry the mace of the House of Representatives during formal proceedings ⓘ escort and announce dignitaries at joint meetings and joint sessions of Congress ⓘ
hasSeat	United States Capitol Complex ⓘ surface form: House wing of the United States Capitol
inception	1789 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
locationOfWork	United States Capitol ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf	Capitol Police Board ⓘ
officeType	chief law enforcement officer of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ chief protocol officer of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
partOf	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
reportsTo	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
responsibleFor	enforcing decorum in the House chamber ⓘ physical security of members of the United States House of Representatives within the Capitol complex ⓘ security planning for events in the House chamber ⓘ visitor access control to the House galleries ⓘ
symbol	mace of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Capitol Police → cooperatesWith → Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ

United States House of Representatives → supervises → Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: House Sergeant at Arms

mace of the United States House of Representatives → carriedBy → Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ

subject surface form: Mace of the United States House of Representatives