House to pilot program to increase security allowance to members

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Source: CBS News

July 22, 2025 / 1:18 PM EDT


Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday a pilot program to raise the security allowance of members of the chamber until the end of September as lawmakers have faced increasing threats. It comes in the wake of the separate shootings of a congressional intern and two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Under Johnson's proposal, members of the House of Representatives will receive an additional $20,000 under the residential security allowance through the end of the fiscal year, or Sept. 30. Johnson also said the monitoring and maintenance allotment for the remainder of the fiscal year will be increased to $5,000 to be put toward personal security.

Johnson said that at the end of September, he would evaluate "all the data points, see how effective it was, how it was utilized, and then make decisions going forward." "We live in an enhanced threat environment," Johnson told CBS News. "We mourn the death of this intern that Ron Estes had, that you know, has been in the news the last couple of days, just an unspeakable tragedy."

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, an intern of Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas, was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., on June 30. Police said at the time that they did not believe Tarpinian-Jachym was the intended target of the shooting, but the shooting has rattled many on Capitol Hill.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-security-allowance-congress-increase-threats/

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Johnson said that at the end of September, he would evaluate "all the data points, see how effective it was, how it was utilized, and then make decisions going forward." "We live in an enhanced threat environment," Johnson told CBS News.

It would be cheaper to stop destroying people's lives.

[ret5hd]

1. so...carry a bazooka or grenade launcher...

you little two-bit piker. why are you so afraid of guns???

[timms139]

2. Maybe if

they all didn't try to stay a lifetime with their bad policies and give someone else a chance as it was set up to do , they wouldn't have to worry about threats .

[mpcamb]

3. Don't give them an extra dime for it.

[24601]

8. Why don't you believe this is appropriate? Please read the linked story before responding.

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) campaign headquarters in The Bronx was vandalized Sunday with an anti-Israel message and red paint splashed across a photo of the progressive lawmaker’s face, according to her campaign and independent social media posts."

"Ocasio-Cortez campaign manager Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben said the New York Democrat has also faced death threats in recent days."

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5413122-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-office-vandalism-death-threats/

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. Out of curiosity, how does giving additional funds to Congress critters prevent the intern's death?

$8.7 million could be better used on constituents that need food, housing child care, you know for their security.
Just have MTG use one of her guns to escort members to and from the Capital.

[Silent Type]

5. Don't particularly care about GOPers, but unfortunately this is necessary for even the good guys.

But they better provide security against white wing groups too. I assume if the allowance is increased, Dems can hire who they feel comfortable.

[Skittles]

6. more waste, fraud and abuse

maybe if they stopped acting like nazis they'd feel more secure

[Javaman]

7. aka the new right wing grift.

"he would evaluate "all the data points, see how effective it was". which will never happen

[purr-rat beauty]

9. Well... seeing they're worthless

Why don't WE THE PEOPLE fire their lazy asses

[Torchlight]

10. I wonder which degenerate rw pedophile

gets their pockets lined with this one. I assume kick backs any time the gop speaks of safety or security.