Guarding the President

House lawmakers introduce bill to reform beleagured Secret Service

A bi-partisan group of House lawmakers March 26 introduced legislation aimed at reforming the Secret Service, which has been plagued by a series of scandals, low morale and security lapses over the last few years. The bill (H.R. 1656) – dubbed the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 – essentially implements many of the recommendations that an independent panel tasked with reforming the agency issued to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson last December.