Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw was fined $ 5,000 for bypassing a metal detector installed after the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill.

Clenshaw reportedly refused to pass the detector. This means that a fine will be deducted from his salary, according to a September 29 press release from the House Commission on Ethics.

“On September 27, 2021, the Commission received a notice from the Office of the Sergeant of the House of Representatives that Senator Dan Crenshaw had been fined in accordance with House Resolution 73. Section 1 (a) of resolution 73 (a). According to 3), the Commission will publish a notice of fine. “

“The Committee notes that the mandatory publication of the notice of fine itself does not reflect any judgment on the part of the Committee. “

Home metal detector battle puts Pelosi-Republicans over fines in a difficult position

House Resolution 73, passed following the January 6 riots in the United States House of Representatives, fines members of the House of Representatives $ 5,000 for the first violation and $ 10,000 for subsequent violations. Is approved. Did not go through security when entering the room at the house.

Metal detectors have been the source of ongoing controversy among members of the House of Representatives. Clenshaw was one of the people who summoned Pelosi in February for himself bypassing the metal detector without paying a fine.

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Clenshaw then blasted metal detectors and their associated fines as a signal of unnecessary virtue: “The people that you are liberal tend to act, even if their actions are not effective. Even if it is not effective, it tends to send a signal of virtue. This signage is not effective. “