Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the U.S. Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.

Highlights:

• Requires that the U.S. Secret Service apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect (Sec. 2-3).

• Presidents;

• Vice Presidents; and 

• Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.

• Specifies that the Department of Homeland Security identifies major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates after consultation with an advisory committee composed of congressional leaders (Sec. 2-3).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text