Protect our Presidents Act

Bill: 118-s-5124
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2024-09-19
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2024 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Risch , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Budd , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the United States Secret Service to provide protection to major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses at the same level of protection provided to the President, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect our Presidents Act . 2. Security increase for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) (1) In this subsection, the term covered individual means— (A) a President-elect; (B) a Vice President-elect; (C) a major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in subsection (a)(7)) who has accepted a nomination for President or Vice President at a national nominating convention of a political party; and (D) the spouse of an individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). (2) (A) The United States Secret Service shall provide to covered individuals— (i) the same level of protection provided to the President under subsection (a)(1); and (ii) any necessary protective measure. (B) A covered individual may decline the increased protection provided under subparagraph (A). (3) In a Presidential election year, not later than 15 days after the date on which a major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in subsection (a)(7)) accepts a nomination for President or Vice President at a national nominating convention of a political party, and every 15 days thereafter until the date of the Presidential election, the United States Secret Service shall provide to the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report and briefing on— (A) the threat level posed to each major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in subsection (a)(7)) who has accepted a nomination for President or Vice President at a national nominating convention of a political party; and (B) all security measures being implemented for each candidate described in subparagraph (A), including the cost of those measures, the number of personnel permanently assigned to the protective detail of the candidate, and a list of any unmet security needs of the candidate. .