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Introduced November 6, 2025 by Charles Ernest Grassley · Last progress November 6, 2025
The bill trades stronger, more independent and publicly overseen Secret Service leadership stability for increased risk of confirmation delays, reduced midterm removal flexibility, and potential narrowing of the candidate pool.
Secret Service staff and the agency will have more stable, predictable leadership because the Director serves a fixed 10-year single term, reducing frequent turnover.
A one-term limit reduces opportunities for politicized reappointments, promoting an independent Director less subject to political pressure.
Senate confirmation of the Director increases democratic oversight and accountability by giving Senators (and through them taxpayers) a formal role in approving the agency leader.
Law enforcement operations and public safety could face leadership gaps if the Senate confirmation process delays filling the Director post.
A fixed 10-year single term reduces the administration's flexibility to remove or replace an underperforming Director midterm, potentially leaving ineffective leadership in place.
High-performing candidates, especially late-career professionals, may be less willing to accept a nonrenewable 10-year appointment, narrowing the candidate pool and complicating recruitment.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires Senate confirmation for the Secret Service Director and sets a single 10-year term, effective at the next presidential appointment after enactment.
Requires the Director of the United States Secret Service to be appointed by the President with Senate advice and consent and limits the office to a single 10-year term. Also designates a short title and acronym for the law. The 10-year term and one-term limit take effect at the President’s first appointment of a Director after the law is enacted.