US Capitol

·         Closed to the public from 5PM on Saturday to January 17, 2009 until 3:00PM on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

·         Public tours will resume on Wednesday, January 21.

·         Leadership staff will need a special Inaugural credential for entrance.

·         No events or meetings, public or private, will be allowed in the US Capitol on Inauguration Day, even in personal offices.

·         Members will gather in the House chamber before walking onto the platform.

Transportation & Parking

·         All Metro stations around the Capitol will be open. Archives/Navy Memorial and Smithsonian WILL BE CLOSED

General Ticketing Policies

·         There will be about 250,000 tickets handed out. There will be jumbo screens in the ticketed area.

·         Children who walk will need tickets. People who assist those with disabilities will need tickets as well.

·         Offices will receive their allotment of tickets toward the end of the week of Jan. 12

·         There will be no ticketed area west of 4^th street. The plan for past 4^th street is yet to be decided.

·         Gates to ticketed area open at 9AM and probably before.

·         No food, water, bags will be in the standing area.

Other People Who Get Tickets

·         Former members will receive tickets for themselves and their spouse from the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC)

·         The President-elect will get tickets as well to distribute

·         Senators receive an allotment of tickets