House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app
Source: Roll Call
Posted November 24, 2025 at 6:57pm
Members of the House will soon have access to up to $20,000 a month to pay for personal security while they’re off the Hill — doubling the monthly amount currently available — and access to a mobile duress system, according to the House sergeant-at-arms. Sergeant-at-Arms William McFarland announced the enhancements Monday in a “Dear Colleague” letter. The additional funds will be available Dec. 1 and will allow members to hire security personnel or companies for personal protection.
It comes at a time of heightened threats and rising tensions over security for members of Congress. “Covered services include accompanying a Member or providing residential coverage at a member’s home,” McFarland wrote in the letter, which was obtained by Roll Call. The program, which launched as a pilot in the summer, allows members to hire their own security personnel and get reimbursed by the SAA. Security personnel hired through the program are not permitted in the Capitol or on the grounds, McFarland wrote.
The June killing of Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and the slaying of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in September raised concerns for politicians across the country, particularly away from the heavily fortified walls of the Capitol. In the wake of both attacks, members of Congress called for enhanced protection.
In July, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Administration Committee announced the pilot program that allotted $5,000 per member per month to pay for security personnel away from the Capitol. In September, the House bumped the monthly allocation to $10,000 and extended it to Nov. 21. Now the monthly cap has been doubled and the program has been made permanent.
Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/11/24/house-to-boost-member-security-program-mobile-duress-app/
So they create and magnify the environment that CAUSES havoc, then they suddenly realize they need to shield themselves from the problem that THEY created (and will probably find a way to grift from it).
And Kirk was NOT an "elected official" and has no bearing on the targeting of elected officials (federal, state, municipal) by RW MAGat loons.
= new reply since forum marked as read
