# 114-hr-1656: Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016

114-hr-1656, Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1656
- Congress: 114
- Title: Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.
- Introduced: 2015-03-26
- Sponsor: ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly causing any object to enter any restricted building or grounds so that such object impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; and (3) include former Vice Presidents and members of their immediate families within the prohibition against threatening former Presidents and their families. Requires the Director to increase the annual number of hours spent training by Secret Service officers and agents. Authorizes the Director to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents of the Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, and (2) hire not fewer than 200 additional officers for the Division and 80 additional agents for the Detail. Requires the Director to devise and adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating vulnerabilities in White House security and threats to persons protected by the Secret Service, including threats posed by unmanned aerial systems or explosive devices; and (2) evaluating the ways technology may be used to improve White House security and the response to threats to persons protected by the Service. Requires the Director to evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those currently provided, including nonlethal weapons. Expresses the sense of Congress that an assessment made by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Director regarding physical security of the White House and attendant grounds should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

## Cosponsors (4)

- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-5283: DUE PROCESS Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-1656 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1656)

## Related
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-5283: DUE PROCESS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5283)
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