119th Congress
H.R. 56
Secret Service Prioritization Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Andy Biggs(R-AZ)
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Secret Service Prioritization Act of 2025
This bill transfers most investigative authorities of the U.S. Secret Service to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Specifically, the bill transfers to the FBI the Secret Service's authority to investigate federal criminal offenses involving (1) certain misconduct in connection with government transportation requests, federal farm loans, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (2) coins, obligations, and securities of the United States and foreign governments, including counterfeiting of U.S. currency; and (3) financial and computer-based crimes, including identity theft, electronic access fraud, computer fraud, and electronic benefits transfer fraud.
Under the bill, the Secret Service retains the authority to investigate two categories of federal criminal offenses: (1) threats against the President, President-elect, Vice President, or Vice President-elect; and (2) threats against former Presidents and certain other persons.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 3, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House