Mace of the United States House of Representatives

The resolution stated "a proper symbol of office shall be provided for the Sergeant at Arms, of such form and device as the Speaker shall direct."

The first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania, approved the mace as the proper symbol of the Sergeant at Arms in carrying out the duties of this office.

[4] During the January 6, 2021 attack attempting to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election, Joyce Hamlett, the Keeper of the Mace, rushed it off the floor of the House chamber to protect it from intruders.

The ceremonial mace is 46 inches (120 cm) high and consists of 13 ebony rods—representing the original 13 states of the Union—bound together by silver strands criss-crossed over the length of the pole.

It was used twice in the 1890s in incidents involving Representative Charles L. Bartlett, a fiery Georgia Democrat who hurled a volume of laws at one colleague and brandished a knife at another.

[10][11] During the 2019 State of the Union Address, Nancy Pelosi wore a brooch styled after the Mace, as a symbol of her authority as Speaker.

[12] Speaker Pelosi wore the same brooch on December 18, 2019, for the session in which the House debated and approved two articles of impeachment of Donald Trump[13][14] and again on February 4, 2020 during the 2020 State of the Union Address.

[15] On January 15, 2021, Pelosi wore the brooch signaling to members of Congress that an investigation with likely disciplinary action lay ahead over the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.

The Mace of the US House of Representatives
A man holding the mace, to show scale
Sitting above the ebony rods of the mace is a cast-silver globe, which holds an eagle with spread wings. The continents are etched into the globe, with North America facing front. The eagle, the national bird, is cast in solid silver.
The reverse of the 1989 U.S. Congress Bicentennial commemorative silver dollar features the mace.
Front view of the globe and eagle atop the Mace
Rear view of the globe and eagle atop the Mace
Base of the Mace, bearing the manufacturer's name and year of production