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Secret Service Recording Accountability Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the recording of communications between Secret Service agents deployed for protection of certain persons.
Summary
The bill requires the Secret Service to record all communications between agents deployed to protect persons entitled to Secret Service protection. Recordings must be retained for at least 90 days, or longer if requested by specific Congressional committees on Appropriations, Judiciary, Oversight, or Homeland Security, which may retain them for up to 18 months. In the event of an attempt to harm or actual harm to a protected person, the recordings shall be made available upon request to Congressional committees on Appropriations, Judiciary, Oversight, and Homeland Security.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
Actions (2)
- Jul 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2025
Mrs. Bice (for herself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the recording of communications between Secret Service agents deployed for protection of certain persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Secret Service Recording Accountability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RECORDING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) The Secret Service shall record all communications between agents deployed for the protection of a person entitled to such protection pursuant to this section. Such recordings shall be deleted not earlier than 90 days after the recording is made, except that, on request of any Committee set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4), the recording shall be retained for a period of not less than 18 months after the date the recording was made. In the event of an attempt to harm such a person or in the case of actual harm befalling such a person, such recordings shall be made available, upon request, to each of the following:
“(1) The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
“(2) The Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
“(3) The Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives.
“(4) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.”. <all>
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