{"id":107261,"date":"2024-09-20T18:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/house-unanimously-passes-bill-to-enhance-secret-service-protection-for-presidential-candidates-sitting-presidents\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:03:34","slug":"house-unanimously-passes-bill-to-enhance-secret-service-protection-for-presidential-candidates-sitting-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/house-unanimously-passes-bill-to-enhance-secret-service-protection-for-presidential-candidates-sitting-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"House unanimously passes bill to enhance Secret Service protection for presidential candidates, sitting presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — The House unanimously on Friday approved a bill that would require the Secret Service to apply equal standards of protection to major presidential candidates and sitting presidents, a move that comes in the wake of two assassination attempts on former President Trump.<\/p>\n

The final tally was 405-0 in favor of the bill. Only two-thirds majority was required for the measure to pass.<\/p>\n

The bill was first introduced following the first assassination attempt in July by Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y.<\/p>\n

It now heads to the Senate where its fate is uncertain. The Senate would likely not be able to take it up until after the 2024 election.<\/p>\n

The House also officially expanded the jurisdiction of the Task Force investigating the Butler, PA assassination attempt against former President Trump to also include the second assassination attempt at Trump\u2019s golf course in Florida.<\/p>\n

Speaker Johnson said earlier this week the House would take this step and it was just approved by unanimous consent.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Secret Service told the House task force investigating the assassination attempts against Trump that the former president has an increased level of security.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Biden ordered the Secret Service to provide the same level of security to both Vice President Harris and to former President Trump, that would be a presidential level security commensurate with what the president would receive, and that that security is being provided, that\u2019s our understanding,\u201d Ranking Member Jason Crow, D-CO, said following a USSS virtual briefing.<\/p>\n

The USSS insists that Donald Trump is now receiving protection at what one official calls \u201cthe highest levels the Secret Service provides.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to counter assault, counter surveillance, counter sniper, protective intelligence and drone teams for Trump, an agency official says the security plan at Mar-a-Lago now includes emergency tactical response functions and a protective platoon from Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n

The protective package around a candidate \u2013 even one who\u2019s now repeatedly come under physical threat \u2013 could never be the same as that of a sitting president or vice president, the official said.<\/p>\n

Acting Director of the Secret Service said Monday that Congress\u2019 commitment to providing the resources the agency needs has been \u201cfantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also praised DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u201c whose support in making sure that we’re getting what we need has been phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowe said that right now they need to hire more people because they are currently \u201credlining\u201d agents.<\/p>\n

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise touted the bill during the GOP weekly leadership press conference earlier this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year since 2017, Congress has added more money to the Secret Service\u2019s budget than they even requested in their budget,\u201d Scalise said Wednesday. \u201cAnd so, it is not an issue of money. What they are doing with the money we\u2019ve had a lot of serious questions about before the first assassination attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABC News\u2019 Luke Barr and Steven Portnoy contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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