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Yes: 405 • No: 0
118-hr-9106118th Congress
Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024
Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Became Law
Summary
Same standards for deciding how many Secret Service agents protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. The law ties who counts as a "major" candidate to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code and to any candidate the President authorizes the Secret Service to protect.
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- Protection staffing for Presidents, Vice Presidents, and covered candidates must be determined using the same standard, so agent counts are set uniformly across those groups.
- The Director of the United States Secret Service must conduct a comprehensive review of protection for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and covered candidates and deliver findings and recommendations within 180 days.
- The House and Senate Judiciary Committees receive the report and recommendations to consider improvements to how protection is provided.
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Uniform protection standards for presidents and candidates
The law requires the Secret Service Director to use the same rules to decide how many agents protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major candidates. The Director must review protection for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and major candidates. A report with findings and recommendations must go to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 180 days of enactment. “Major candidates” follows the federal definition and also includes any candidate the President authorizes for Secret Service protection.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/23/2024
Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/23/2024
Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/23/2024
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/23/2024
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/24/2024
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 7/24/2024
Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/26/2024
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/10/2024
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/18/2024
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/19/2024
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2024
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/19/2024
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/20/2024
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 405 • No: 0