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HR10355FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE
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Proposed Law: Mandatory Recording of Secret Service Communications

Original title: Secret Service Recording Accountability Act of 2024

December 11, 2024

Secret ServiceGovernment AccountabilityFederal Law EnforcementPrivacyCongressional Oversight

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Where This Stands

Introduced
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Floor Vote
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The Frame

What this does

This legislation creates a new federal mandate for the Secret Service to maintain audio records of s, potentially increasing transparency and oversight for Congressional committees investigating incidents of harm to protected persons.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Secret Service

The agency is required to implement new recording and retention protocols for all communications involving protective details.

Congressional Committees

Designated committees gain the authority to request and access recordings of Secret Service communications in cases of harm to protected persons.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill requires the U.S. Secret Service to record all communications between agents assigned to protect high-level officials and dignitaries. These recordings would be stored for at least 90 days and must be preserved for 18 months if requested by specific Congressional committees.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What communications are covered by this bill?
The bill requires the recording of all communications between Secret Service agents who are deployed to protect individuals entitled to protection under Section 3056 of title 18.
Who can request these recordings?
Specific Congressional committees, including the Committees on Appropriations, the Committees on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the House and Senate Committees on Homeland Security, can request the retention or access to these recordings.
How long will the recordings be kept?
Recordings must be kept for at least 90 days. If a relevant Congressional committee requests them, they must be kept for at least 18 months.

Why It Matters

This legislation creates a new federal mandate for the Secret Service to maintain audio records of s, potentially increasing transparency and oversight for Congressional committees investigating incidents of harm to protected persons.

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Mandatory Recording Requirement

The bill shifts from standard agency discretion to a statutory mandate for recording all communications of protective details.

Secret Service

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Homeland Security and Government Accountability“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationCommittee on Oversight and Accountability“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationCommittees on the Judiciary“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationSecret Service“The agency subject to the recording requirements.”Map →
organizationHouse of Representatives“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationCommittees on Appropriations“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationCommittee on Homeland Security“One of the committees to receive recordings.”Map →
organizationSenate“The other chamber involved in the bill's passage.”Map →
personMrs. Bice“Introduced the bill.”Map →

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  • Controversy65
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