Sponsor
Cory Mills
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill preserves continuous Secret Service protection during short funding lapses by providing $106 million and required reporting, at the cost of a modest Treasury outlay and a temporary bypass of the usual appropriations and oversight mechanisms that may complicate longer funding gaps.
Secret Service personnel and the officials they protect (covered persons) will continue to be paid and receive protective services during an appropriations lapse for up to 30 days, preserving continuous protection.
Creates a clear, time‑limited $106 million emergency mechanism with a reporting requirement to Congress, improving transparency about use of emergency funds during a lapse.
Creates a temporary bypass of the regular appropriations process that may reduce congressional leverage and routine oversight during funding lapses.
Limits the authority to a 30‑day window (with a fixed rescission date), which could leave protective operations and staff pay uncertain if a lapse extends beyond that period.
Authorizes a $106 million Treasury outlay for this purpose, imposing a direct fiscal cost that could have been used for other priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Appropriates $106 million to a temporary Secret Service Reserve Fund to cover protective operations and salaries during an appropriations lapse for up to 30 days.
Official title: To establish a reserve fund for the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 24, 2026 by Cory Mills · Last progress March 24, 2026
Creates a temporary reserve fund of $106 million in the Treasury to pay necessary Secret Service expenses, including salaries of employees who provide protective services, during a lapse in the agency’s appropriations. The fund may be used only from the start of a lapse until the lapse ends or up to 30 days after it begins, whichever comes first, and unused balances must be returned to the Treasury and rescinded by January 31, 2027. Requires the Treasury to deposit the appropriation into the new Reserve Fund and directs the Secret Service Director to report to specified congressional committees within 30 days after the required transfer and rescission about how the fund was used and transactions made.