Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9106
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2024-07-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Became Public Law No: 118-91.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill requires the U.S. Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. (The Department of Homeland Security identifies major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates after consultation with an advisory committee composed of congressional leaders.)</p>

action_date: 2024-10-01
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This act&nbsp;requires the U.S. Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. (The Department of Homeland Security identifies major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates after consultation with an advisory committee composed of congressional leaders.)</p>

tv_txt: I One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four H. R. 9106 AN ACT To direct the Director of the United States Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 . 2. Uniform standards for Secret Service protection of Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Major Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates The Director of the United States Secret Service shall apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall conduct a comprehensive review of the provision of protection by the Secret Service for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes the findings from such review, along with any recommendations for improving the provision of protection. 4. Definition In this Act, the term major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9106 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2024 Received AN ACT To direct the Director of the United States Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 . 2. Uniform standards for Secret Service protection of Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Major Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates The Director of the United States Secret Service shall apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall conduct a comprehensive review of the provision of protection by the Secret Service for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes the findings from such review, along with any recommendations for improving the provision of protection. 4. Definition In this Act, the term major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect.

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9106 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Director of the United States Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 . 2. Uniform standards for Secret Service protection of Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Major Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates The Director of the United States Secret Service shall apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall conduct a comprehensive review of the provision of protection by the Secret Service for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes the findings from such review, along with any recommendations for improving the provision of protection. 4. Definition In this Act, the term major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect.

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9106 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2024 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Molinaro , Mr. Williams of New York , and Mr. Kean of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Director of the United States Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 . 2. Uniform standards for Secret Service protection of Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Major Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates The Director of the United States Secret Service shall apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall conduct a comprehensive review of the provision of protection by the Secret Service for Presidents, Vice Presidents, former Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes the findings from such review, along with any recommendations for improving the provision of protection. 4. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 5. Definition In this Act, the term major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect.