{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/3/jan-6-security-task-force-agrees-with-stanton-s-bill-recommends-capitol-police-wear-body-cameras", "Jan. 6 Security Task Force Agrees with Stanton\u2019s Bill, Recommends Capitol Police Wear Body Cameras", "2021-03-16", "2021", "2021-03", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "A security assessment submitted to Congressional leadership agreed with Rep. Greg Stanton\u2019s push for U.S. Capitol Police officers to wear body cameras while on duty.\n\nThe assessment was made after a six-week-long, nonpartisan review by the \u201cTask Force 1-6,\u201d which convened to identify actions that could be taken immediately to improve the security of the Capitol, Members, and staff following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.\n\nIn January, in the aftermath of the attack, Stanton introduced legislation to require all uniformed, on-duty U.S. Capitol Police officers to use body-worn cameras, citing the safety of the officers, staff and the public.\n\n\u201cThe ongoing investigations of the armed insurrection against our government would be much more thorough if they were aided by footage from body cameras,\u201d said Stanton. \u201cThe assessment by this nonpartisan Task Force backs up our ongoing efforts to make this common-sense security improvement.\u201d\n\nThe Task Force 1-6 report concludes: \u201cWe also recommend the USCP be equipped with Body-Worn Cameras (BWC), an item not currently in their inventory, to improve police accountability and protect officers from false accusations of misconduct. BWC also provide visual and audio evidence that can independently verify what happened in any given situation, leading to better investigations and prosecutions when needed.\u201d\n\nThe Task Force 1-6 was led by retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honor\u00e9 and comprised of a team of professionals with law enforcement, legal, personal protection, intelligence, operational, and Congressional experience. As part of its review, the panel met with leadership and staff of numerous government agencies, including the U.S. Capitol Police; the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms; the Architect of the Capitol (AOC); the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD); Federal Law Enforcement Partners (FBI, DHS, FPS); the Departments of Defense and the Army; the Pentagon Force Protection Agency; and the National Guard Bureau and relevant subordinate commands, such as the D.C. National Guard.\n\nStanton will continue to engage with the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch to ensure a supplemental package for U.S. Capitol Police includes the funding to equip uniformed officers with body-worn cameras.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/3/jan-6-security-task-force-agrees-with-stanton-s-bill-recommends-capitol-police-wear-body-cameras"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0547591373324394, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}