Secret Service protection bill passes House unanimously after Trump assassination attempts

The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan measure expanding U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protections for large statesmanlike and vice statesmanlike candidates aft 2 foiled assassination attempts against erstwhile President Donald Trump.

It passed with an overwhelming unanimous 405 to 0 vote, a uncommon amusement of bipartisanship successful Congress.

The authorities was introduced by Reps. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., successful effect to the July 13 shooting astatine a Trump rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania.

A 20-year-old gunman was capable to unfastened occurrence connected the rally from a rooftop conscionable extracurricular the rally perimeter, sidesplitting 1 attendee and injuring Trump and 2 others.

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Former President Donald Trump was injured during an assassination effort astatine a rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, connected July 13, 2024, and a 2nd effort occurred weeks later. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Weeks later, USSS agents arrested a antheral adjacent Trump's West Palm Beach play people who had been waiting for the ex-president during a crippled connected Sunday with an SKS rifle.

If passed by the Senate and signed into instrumentality by President Biden, the measure would mandate a broad reappraisal of USSS protective standards and enforce azygous standards for the information of presidents, vice presidents and major White House candidates.

"Regardless of however each American feels, careless of however each American intends to vote, it is the close of the American radical to find the outcome of this election. The thought that our predetermination could beryllium decided by an assassin's slug should shingle the conscience of our nation, and it requires swift enactment by the national government," Lawler said during statement connected the measure Thursday.

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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is the pb Republican connected the bill. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"It is shocking that it took a 2nd assassination effort for Donald Trump to get the aforesaid level of protective item from the Secret Service arsenic the president of the United States."

Progressive Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said helium is backing the measure but argued it would beryllium meaningless without stronger firearm laws.

"I enactment this authorities due to the fact that the Secret Service indispensable beryllium capable to support our highest elected officials and candidates. But this authorities volition bash thing to marque the remainder of america immoderate safer, oregon alteration the information that weapon unit continues to instrumentality the lives of much than 100 Americans each azygous day," Nadler said.

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pushed backmost connected Nadler's comments and accused him of coating the assassination attempts arsenic "Republicans' fault."

"Next happening they're going to accidental is, oh, immoderate brainsick feline connected the near tries to assassinate President Trump, and it's President Trump's fault. Oh, hold a minute. They said that too. This is ridiculous," Jordan said.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., is starring the measure connected the Democratic side. (Getty)

It is not instantly wide however the measure would classify "major" candidates.

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Following the archetypal effort against Trump, Biden extended heightened USSS extortion to the ex-president, who helium was inactive moving against astatine the clip earlier dropping retired of the race.

He besides granted a petition by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., past moving arsenic a third-party candidate, for USSS protection.