House Members Can Access More Security Funds as Threats Grow

House members will get more money for personal security as lawmakers prepare to leave for a monthlong recess with growing concerns about threats to their safety.

A Sergeant at Arms funding reallocation, presented to House Republicans at a weekly conference meeting Tuesday, will double member allotments under the residential security program account to $20,000. The change also provides $5,000 a month, an increase from $150, for members’ monitoring and maintenance allotments.

House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil’s (R-Wis.) announcement comes on the heels of bipartisan meetings between Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Steil and Ranking Member ...