A bill relating to the procurement of property for the protection of the President and Vice President at private residences.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
States that, except as provided in this Act, no funds authorized to be appropriated under any provision of law shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the protection of the President or the Vice President through the purchase, lease, construction, installation, or placement of any property at, on, in, or on the grounds of, any private residence of the President or Vice President unless such obligation or expenditure is: (1) incurred or made by the Secret Service; (2) certified by the Director or Deputy Director of the Secret Service as necessary for the protection of the President or Vice President; and (3) approved by the Director or Deputy Director of the Secret Service. Allows the President and Vice President each to designate one private residence with respect to which funds may be made available pursuant to this Act, by notifying the Director of the Secret Service of the residence so selected. Requires, not later than February 1 of each year, the Director of the Secret Service to transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report setting forth in detail, with respect to the preceding fiscal year the amount of each obligation or expenditure of funds in accordance with this Act, including a full explanation of the purposes for which such obligation or expenditure has been made. Requires, not later than February 1 of each year, the President to transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority and minority leaders in the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, setting forth in detail, with respect to the preceding fiscal year, the amount of each obligation or expenditure of funds pursuant to this Act, including a full explanation of the purposes for which such obligation or expenditure has been made.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 21, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 21, 1974: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
WILLIAM BROCK (R-TN) introduced it on May 21, 1974, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 3 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 21, 1974, 19105 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19105 days ago, on May 21, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers