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H.R. 883

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 883, the Counter SNIPER Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 883 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb883/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 883 IH: Countering Subversion and Negligence in Protecting Election Runners Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 883  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. Pfluger  (for himself and  Mr. Guest ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, to require Senate confirmation of the Director of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Countering Subversion and Negligence in Protecting Election Runners Act   or the   Counter SNIPER Act  .
2.
Presidential candidate protection; Senate confirmation of Director
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
(1)
In the case that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate requesting a protective detail or an increase in assigned protective detail resources is not eligible for such detail or increased resources for the purpose of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the candidate and the advisory committee, within 14 days after such a request is made, a written notice of the Secretary’s determination, indicating the criteria that such candidate failed to meet for such purpose.
(2)
Any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate may submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security a written request to reconsider the determination described in paragraph (1), which may include facts to support that the criteria specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security have been met for the purpose of this section.
(3)
Not later than 14 days after a request for reconsideration is submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review such request and submit to the Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate a written notice of the Secretary’s final determination on whether the criteria have been met for the purpose of this section, and provide a copy of such final determination to the advisory committee.
(i)
The United States Secret Service shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, to require Senate confirmation of the Director of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 883, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 883 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 883 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 883 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 883 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Counter SNIPER Act — Display Title
  • Counter SNIPER Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Countering Subversion and Negligence in Protecting Election Runners Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, to require Senate confirmation of the Director of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 883 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 883’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr883/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 883 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Department of Homeland Security to Protection of officials.

hr883/subjects.txt
Department of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsProtection of officials

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com