Protecting Vice Presidents Act

Bill: 117-hr-368
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-01-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Family relationships

Marriage and family status

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Protection of officials
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Vice Presidents Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes lifetime Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents and their spouses and protection to their children under 16. Current law provides for six months of protection after a Vice President leaves office.</p> <p>The bill terminates the protection of a spouse in the event of remarriage.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2021 Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide United States Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children under 16, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Vice Presidents Act . 2. Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children under age of 16 Section 3056(a)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children who are under 16 years of age, except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage. .