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House approves extending Secret Service protection to candidates

20 September

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The United States House of Representatives passed on Friday a bill extending US Secret Service (USSS) protection to presidential and vice-presidential nominees days after the second assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump.

The bill passed a bipartisan 405-0 vote but must also be adopted by the US Senate before becoming law. If it passes the Senate vote and is signed by President Joe Biden, it will enable major presidential and vice presidential candidates to enjoy the same level of Secret Service protection as sitting presidents and vice presidents.

Initially, the bill was introduced in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13 in Pennsylvania to boost the former president's security against potential future threats.

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