# 119-hr-883: Counter SNIPER Act

119-hr-883, Counter SNIPER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-883
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-883
- Congress: 119
- Title: Counter SNIPER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Time-bound due process for protective detail eligibility.** This bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to give presidential and vice-presidential candidates written reasons if they are denied a protective detail or additional resources, allow candidates to ask for reconsideration with supporting facts, and set a 14-day timeline for the Secretary to issue a final decision. It would also make the U.S. Secret Service Director a position appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. - Presidential and vice-presidential candidates would get a written notice naming the eligibility criteria they failed to meet and could submit a written request to reconsider that decision. - An advisory committee would receive copies of the initial notice and the Secretary’s final determination, giving it formal visibility into eligibility decisions. - The U.S. Secret Service would be led by a Director nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, formalizing the agency head’s appointment process.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quicker protection decisions for presidential candidates: benefit, low. If enacted, when a presidential or vice presidential candidate asks for Secret Service protection or more resources and is denied, the Secretary of Homeland Security would have 14 days after the request to send a written notice explaining which criteria were not met. The notice would go to the cand…
- Senate confirmation for Secret Service Director: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secret Service would be led by a Director picked by the President and confirmed by the Senate. This would make Senate confirmation the formal hiring process for the agency’s top job.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-10155: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include certain prior active duty as a regular member of an Armed Force for reduced eligibility age for retirement as…
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/883)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-10155: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include certain prior active duty as…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10155)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-883 (as of 2026-04-21).