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Search Results: keywords:"presidential candidates"

S. 5245 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, and for other purposes.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:528
S. 5245, also known as the “Counter Secretary Negligence In Protecting Election Runners Act” or the “Counter SNIPER Act”, aims to improve the transparency of protection determinations for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to...
Simple Explanation
The Counter SNIPER Act is a rule that says if someone running for President or Vice President asks for security guards and doesn't get them, the people in charge have to explain why. Also, the people giving out the security have to be chosen by the President and agreed upon by the Senate.
S. 5166 — To provide major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as Presidents and Vice Presidents, and for other purposes.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:539
S. 5166, also known as the "SHIELD Act," aims to provide major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as that given to Presidents and Vice Presidents. The bill mandates that the Secretary of Homeland Security and the...
Simple Explanation
Imagine if kids running for school president had the same safety as real presidents. This bill wants to give people who are running for president or vice president big, strong bodyguards just like the actual president has, so they're safe during the election.
H. R. 9106 — 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.
July 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:460
H.R. 9106, known as the “Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024,” aims to standardize the number of Secret Service agents assigned to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and their major candidates. The bill directs the Director of the Secret Service to use the same criteria for...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that the same rules are used to decide how many Secret Service agents are needed to keep the President, Vice President, and their big-time election competitors safe. It also asks the Secret Service to check how they protect these people and report back on how they could do a better job.
S. 5124 — 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.
September 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:651
S. 5124, titled the "Protect our Presidents Act," aims to increase the security for major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses by requiring the United States Secret Service to provide protection at the same level as that given to the President. This...
Simple Explanation
S. 5124 wants to make sure that people running for President and Vice President, along with their spouses, get the same Secret Service protection as the current President. If the people running do not want this help, they can say no, but they need to be careful to stay safe.
H. R. 9697 — To reallocate funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Secret Service, for purposes of providing protection equivalent to that afforded the President to Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents.
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September 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:417
The bill, known as the "Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024" or the "PERIMTR Act of 2024," aims to reallocate $3 billion from the Internal Revenue Service to the United States Secret Service. This money is designated to provide protection for Vice...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to take $3 billion from one government group that helps with money matters and give it to another group that helps protect important leaders, so they can have the same guard as the President. This is like moving money to buy more superhero tools to protect people like Vice Presidents and former Presidents.
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.
September 26, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:330
H. R. 9106, also known as the "Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024," requires the Director of the United States Secret Service to use the same criteria when deciding how many agents are needed to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major candidates for these...
Simple Explanation
The bill says that the U.S. Secret Service should use the same rules when deciding how many helpers (agents) are needed to keep the President, Vice President, and the important people who want to be President or Vice President safe. It also asks the Secret Service boss to think about how they protect these people and make suggestions to do it better.
H. R. 9282 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, to require Senate confirmation of the Director of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:497
H. R. 9282, also known as the "Counter Secretary Negligence In Protecting Election Runners Act" or "Counter SNIPER Act," aims to improve the process for providing protection to Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9282 is a bill that wants to make sure people running for President or Vice President get a good reason if they don't get Secret Service protection, and it also says that the person in charge of the Secret Service should be picked by the President and approved by the Senate.

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