Congress Unanimously Passes Bill to Increase Secret Service Protection For Presidential Candidates

The bill would require the Secret Service to use the same standards for assessing protection requirements for candidates as it does for the President.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 16, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to increase the level of U.S. Secret Service protection for presidential and vice presidential candidates. After passing the House of Representatives on Sept. 20, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act passed the Senate on Tuesday and will proceed to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

The Secret Service’s protocols and funding have received significant scrutiny following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was injured by a bullet grazing his ear.