U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker will be required to pay a $5,000 fine for bypassing security on his way to the House floor last month.
Smucker was fined for bypassing the metal detectors outside the House floor, which were added as an extra security measure following the Jan. 6 attacks on Congress. The House passed a rule in February setting fines for bypassing detectors -- $5,000 for a first offense, and $10,000 for each subsequent offense.Â
This was Smuckerâs first offense. Smucker appealed the fine, but a majority of House Ethics Committee members rejected his appeal, the committee announced Monday.
Smuckerâs office did not respond to a request for comment.