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37-553: The Rayburn House Office Building ( RHOB ) is a congressional office building for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , between South Capitol Street and First Street. Rayburn is named after former speaker of the House Sam Rayburn . It was completed in 1965 and at 2.375 million square feet (220,644 m) is the largest congressional office building. Rayburn

74-621: A federal appeals court ruled that the FBI had violated the Speech or Debate clause of the United States Constitution by allowing the executive branch to review materials that were part of the legislative process. On May 26, 2006, at 10:30 am local time, there were reports of the sounds of gunfire in the garage of the building. The Capitol complex was sealed off, and staff in the building were told to stay in their offices after

111-566: A community while allowing most organizations to function normally, or limit movements or activities such that only organizations supplying basic needs and services can function normally. A lockdown was implemented in Mexico from April 30 to May 5, 2009 in response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic . During the COVID-19 pandemic , the term lockdown was used for actions related to mass quarantines or stay-at-home orders. The first lockdown during

148-411: A computing system, from a threat or other external event. In buildings doors leading outside are usually locked so that no person may enter or exit. Lockdowns may be adopted as a preventative measure or in response to a crisis as an emergency measure. A preventive lockdown is a preemptive action plan implemented to address an unusual scenario or a weakness in system to preempt any danger to ensure

185-417: A country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely. The term is used for a prison protocol that usually prevents people, information or objects from leaving an area. The protocol can usually only be initiated by someone in a position of authority . A lockdown can also be used to protect people inside a facility or, for example,

222-470: A few blocks further southwest of the others and the Capitol; and because known for a while in the late 20th century as House Annex-2, it currently houses additional committee staff and administrative offices. A fifth building (formerly called House Annex-1), for House of Representatives staff is the O'Neill House Office Building (previously known as the "House Annex-1") was named after former Speaker of

259-453: A hospital may include: external contamination, civil disturbance and abduction of an infant or child . In manufacturing , the term lockdown event refers to a continuous improvement initiative in which manufacturing in a specific area (typically a cell or specific piece of machinery) is halted in order to contain, and determine, what are the issues that are preventing the manufacture of goods from meeting quality specifications. During

296-497: A lockdown order on one of the buildings on campus for six hours, cordoning off the area. A campus alert was sent via email to everyone affiliated with UBC, while those in the building remained locked in it. On April 10, 2008, two Canadian secondary schools were locked down due to suspected firearm threats. George S. Henry Academy was locked down in Toronto , Ontario at approximately 2:00 p.m. The ETF were contacted and

333-436: Is also one of the strictest lockdowns in the world with cigarettes and alcohol banned throughout. Lockdown procedures vary by site and country. Generally, a lockdown means that interior and exterior doors are locked, and all students and staff must remain in their location from the time the lockdown is announced. In some locations, windows are covered, and students stand at the back of the classroom or away from windows. Since

370-415: Is below the sub-basement level, in a level of the underground parking garage, and according to The Hill , a newspaper focused on Capitol Hill, "features dozens of cardio machines outfitted with TV screens, an array of Cybex weightlifting machines and free weights." Also in the third floor basement is a shooting range run by the U.S. Capitol Police and a basketball court. On May 20, 2006 FBI agents raided

407-559: Is freestanding and attached to no other structures by tunnel). For construction of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Congressional bill appropriated $ 2 million plus "such additional sums as may be necessary." Such additional sums eventually exceeded $ 99 million. Congressional leaders inserted a gymnasium into the building plans, a fact that was not publicly known at the time of construction. The gym

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444-431: Is imminent threat to the lives or risk of injury to humans, for example, a school's emergency lockdown procedures must be kept short and simple to make them easier to use under real life crisis conditions. Simple procedures can be easily taught with periodic lockdown drills instead of lengthy training. Both preventative and emergency lockdowns can be adopted for similar goals. They may be use for security purposes to reduce

481-597: Is lifted and production is resumed. Follow-up sampling is conducted subsequently to ensure continuity of the lockdown results. In the wake of the September 11 attacks (2001), a three-day lockdown of American civilian airspace was initiated. At the University of British Columbia (UBC) on January 30, 2008, an unknown threat was made, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) issued

518-493: The Columbine shooting in 1999 and the September 11, 2001 attacks , lockdown procedures in schools have been changing. Some schools direct teachers to continue with standard procedures while remaining quiet, while some recommend an active approach against threats. In prisons, the term lockdown can be defined as a course of action to control the movement of inmates. Confining all prisoners, except workers, to their cells until

555-566: The November 2015 Paris attacks . Later in 2015, a terror threat caused the 2015 Los Angeles Unified School District closure . In August 2019, the Indian government imposed a lockdown on Jammu and Kashmir after the revocation of the special status of the state, by communications and media blackout , claiming that the lockdown was to curb terrorism. According to Merriam-Webster , the first known use of lockdown occurred in 1973, referring to

592-415: The lockdown event a multi-disciplinary team reviews the specific area's manufacturing processes, tooling and machine condition, to find the root cause(s) of the problem(s). Once changes to the process, or machine repairs that may include adjustments or replacement are effected, a sample run is initiated and evaluated. If the results of the validation are within the required specifications, the area lockdown

629-766: The 1960s, with chrome push bars , clocks, and elevators, and space-age fluorescent lighting fixtures. The Capitol Subway System , an underground transportation system, connects the building to the Capitol . Pedestrian tunnels also connect the Rayburn building to the Capitol and to the Longworth House Office Building . This system allows the Rayburn building to be connected to most of the Congressional office buildings on Capitol Hill via tunnel (the Ford House Office Building

666-465: The Capitol, which together form the Capitol subway system . Congressional pages are responsible for carrying packages and messages from the two chambers to the buildings. The House of Representatives pages program was discontinued because of some scandals after 180 years in 2011, but the Senate pages system still continues. The three Senate office buildings are along Constitution Avenue north of

703-640: The Capitol: The three major House of Representatives office buildings are along Independence Avenue on the southside of the Capitol: A fourth building, (formerly House Annex-2), the more recent Ford House Office Building , recently named for Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006), longtime United States Representative (congressman) from Michigan , House minority leader, then selected by 37th President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994, served 1969-1974), as his second Vice President in 1973, and later 38th President of

740-485: The House Thomas "Tip" O'Neill (1912-1994), of Massachusetts . The building was demolished in 2002. However, in 2008, Federal Office Building No. 8 (formerly the headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) was renovated, being renamed the replacement O'Neill House Office Building in 2012. The building was transferred from the operations of the federal government's General Services Administration to

777-673: The Longworth Building on squares 635 and 636 was chosen, with the main entrance on Independence Avenue and garage and pedestrian entrances on South Capitol Street, C Street, and First Street Southwest. The cornerstone was laid in May 1962, and full occupancy began in February 1965. The Architect of the Capitol , J. George Stewart , with the approval of the House Office Building Commission , selected

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814-561: The Rayburn Building office of Democratic Congressman William J. Jefferson in connection to an ongoing bribery investigation , marking the first time the FBI had raided the office of a sitting congressman. The raid led to members of both parties questioning the constitutionality of the action, and a subsequent hearing by the House Judiciary Committee . The legality of the raid was challenged in court, where

851-849: The United States (served 1974-1977). The multi-use history of the land site and structure built 1939, by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) of the New Deal program during the Great Depression and 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's administration. It was used formerly to house the U.S. Bureau of the Census (part of the U.S. Department of Commerce ), then occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s fingerprint records, sits

888-602: The building was put into lockdown by the United States Capitol Police . Some parts of the lockdown were removed, though other areas remained sealed. Congressman Jim Saxton was reportedly the source of the false alarm, after he mistook construction sounds in the garage for gunfire. Congressional office buildings The congressional office buildings are connected to the Capitol by means of underground pedestrian tunnels , some of which are equipped with small railcars shuttling users to and from

925-476: The end of the day is an example of a "lockdown period" in a corrections schedule. However a "full lockdown" is used when all prisoners are locked in their cells to prevent prison riots or unrest from spreading or during an emergency. In US guidelines, occasions for preventing entry into a hospital may include: power failure , earthquake , flooding , fire , bomb threat , hostage crisis and active shooter . Occasions for preventing both entry and exit from

962-519: The firm of Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson of Philadelphia to design a stripped-down classical building in architectural harmony with other Capitol Hill structures. However, while the interior design of the other House Office Buildings retains decor one would expect to see in House Office Buildings (with cherry wood paneling, brass railings, and marble floors), the Rayburn building possesses design style parallel to that of

999-406: The flexibility to implement a more limited lockdown while teaching in school continues, thus eliminating need for complete emergency lockdown, disruption and delays in resumption of teaching, etc. The consequences of not having procedures to implement such lockdowns is that the situation might quickly escalate where there could be loss of human lives. Emergency lockdowns are implemented when there

1036-477: The lockdown lasted for more than two hours. New Westminster Secondary School was locked down in New Westminster , British Columbia at approximately 1:40 p.m. The Emergency Response Team (ERT) was called, and the school was under lockdown until 4:30 p.m. Due to the size of the school some students were not able to leave until 7:00 p.m. On April 19, 2013, the entire city of Boston , US

1073-550: The number of people on the street to allow police to conduct rescue missions after natural disasters . They may be used in public health emergencies , such as Ebola and COVID-19, to prevent air-borne diseases from spreading and they may be used as counterinsurgency measures to prevent local populations mixing with insurgents so that governments can conduct military missions against the insurgents. They may also be used in police emergencies , as in school shootings or hostage situations. Lockdowns can limit movements or activities in

1110-568: The office of the Architect of the Capitol in 2017. It currently houses both House administrative staff as well as some offices shared with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . The U.S. Capitol Complex also includes a Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence dormitory, northeast of the Capitol near the Hart Building for those pages of the program for the Senate . The similar companion House of Representatives page program

1147-583: The pandemic was implemented in Wuhan on January 23, 2020. By early April 2020, 3.9 billion people worldwide were under some form of lockdown—more than half the world's population . By late April, around 300 million people were under lockdown in European countries, while around 200 million people were under lockdown in Latin America. Nearly 300 million people, or about 90 per cent of

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1184-621: The population, were under some form of lockdown in the United States, and 1.3 billion people have been under lockdown in India . The lockdown in the Philippines started on 14 March 2020 and is one of the longest and strictest lockdowns with varying levels of community quarantine being imposed on all major islands and cities. Similarly the lockdown in South Africa started on 27 March 2020 and progressed through various levels. It

1221-474: The safety and security of people, organisation and system. The focus for preventive actions is to avoid dangers and risks arising from the nonconformity to the normal circumstances, but also commonly includes improvements in efficiency. Preventive lockdowns are preemptive lockdowns to mitigate risk. Most organisations plan for the emergency lockdowns but fail to plan for other situations that might quickly degrade to dangerous levels. These protocols must be based on

1258-430: The type of threat, and should be kept simple and short for quick learning and implementation, and flexible enough to handle several scenarios. This allows administrators more options to choose from which are easier to use in various scenarios. For example, in case of a loud scene by a parent or an unarmed petty thief being chased by the police through the school playground, this flexible procedure allows school administrators

1295-610: Was completed in early 1965 and is home to the offices of 169 representatives. Earlier efforts to provide space for the House of Representatives had included the construction of the Cannon House Office Building and the Longworth House Office Building . In March 1955, House speaker Sam Rayburn introduced an amendment for a third House office building, although no site had been identified, no architectural study had been done, and no plans prepared. The area west of

1332-410: Was discontinued in 2011 after 180 years, because of some controversial scandals. There is also a Capitol Power Plant , on the House / southside of the Capitol. 38°53′23″N 77°00′23″W  /  38.88972°N 77.00639°W  / 38.88972; -77.00639 Lockdown A lockdown ( / ˈ l ɒ k ˌ d aʊ n / ) is a restriction policy for people, community or

1369-502: Was locked down and all public transportation stopped during the manhunt for terrorists Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing , while the town of Watertown was under heavily armed police and SWAT surveillance, and systematic house-to-house searches were carried out. In Belgium, its capital Brussels was locked down in 2015 for days while security services sought suspects involved with

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