Congress Members Can Use Campaign Funds for Bodyguards, FEC Rules

Members of the U.S. Secret Service take up a position on a street corner near the White House in Washington on March 4, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Congress members will now be permitted to use campaign cash to hire bodyguards, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) ruled Thursday, after hours of debate.

Under the FEC ruling, House and Senate members may use campaign funds to hire private security personnel without violating the prohibition on personal use, for occasions when they aren’t under the protection of Capitol law enforcement on the Hill.