HR 56 · 119th CongressIn Committee

Secret Service Prioritization Act of 2025

Latest updateJan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Andy Biggs

Introduced

January 3, 2025

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January 3, 2025

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The United States Secret Service, established under the Department of Homeland Security, currently investigates a broad range of federal crimes including counterfeiting, financial fraud, identity theft, and violations of laws protecting U.S. currency and securities. The Secret Service also protects the President and other designated officials under separate statutory authority. This dual mission—law enforcement and protective services—has been the agency's structure for decades, with the Secret Service maintaining specialized expertise in financial crimes and fraud detection across federal banking institutions and electronic fund transfer systems.

The Secret Service Prioritization Act of 2025 transfers the Federal Bureau of Investigation's authority to detect and arrest persons violating federal counterfeiting, financial fraud, and identity theft statutes. Specifically, the bill directs the FBI Director to assume Secret Service responsibilities for investigating violations of counterfeiting laws, bank fraud statutes, electronic fund transfer fraud, access device fraud, false identification documents, and fraud against federally insured financial institutions. The bill amends title 18 of the United States Code to narrow the Secret Service's investigative mandate, leaving the agency with authority only to detect and arrest violators of laws protecting the President and other officials. The transfer requires agreement between the Attorney General and FBI Director and does not affect other federal law enforcement agencies' existing authority over these crimes.

The transfer takes effect 30 days after enactment, with a transition period allowing the FBI and Secret Service to coordinate the handoff of personnel, assets, and ongoing investigations. The Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the FBI Director, directs the allocation of Secret Service assets to the FBI. Existing Secret Service contracts, permits, licenses, and administrative actions remain valid unless modified by law. Pending investigations and civil actions continue under the same terms. Secret Service employees may be hired directly by the FBI without standard competitive hiring procedures. All statutory reporting requirements that explicitly reference the Secret Service for transferred functions continue to apply to the FBI after the transfer.

Key Provisions

1Transfer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Secret Service's authority to investigate and arrest persons violating federal counterfeiting, bank fraud, electronic fund transfer fraud, access device fraud, false identification, and fraud against federally insured financial institutions.
2Amend title 18, United States Code, section 3056 to limit the Secret Service's investigative authority to violations of laws protecting the President and other designated officials, removing its role in financial crime investigations.
3Authorize the Office of Management and Budget to allocate Secret Service assets, personnel, and liabilities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to accomplish the transfer of investigative functions.
4Preserve all completed administrative actions, pending proceedings, and civil actions initiated by the Secret Service, allowing them to continue under the same terms and conditions after transfer to the FBI.
5Allow the FBI Director to hire qualified candidates directly to positions in the competitive service without standard civil service procedures to staff the transferred functions and obligations.

★ Why this matters

The bill consolidates federal financial crime investigation under the FBI, eliminating the Secret Service's role in counterfeiting, bank fraud, and identity theft cases. This restructures how the federal government investigates and prosecutes financial crimes, potentially affecting investigation timelines, case coordination, and the expertise applied to these offenses. The Secret Service would focus exclusively on protective services for the President and designated officials.

● Who this affects

Secret Service employees assigned to financial crime investigations face reassignment or transfer to the FBI. Banks and financial institutions that work with federal investigators on fraud cases may experience changes in investigative procedures and agency contacts. Individuals under investigation for counterfeiting, bank fraud, or identity theft will be pursued by FBI agents rather than Secret Service agents. The Department of Homeland Security loses investigative authority over a significant portion of its current mission. The Federal Bureau of Investigation gains responsibility for financial crime investigations previously handled by the Secret Service.

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<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 56

   To transfer certain responsibilities of the United States Secret 
            Service to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2025

    Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Crane) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                                 A BILL

 
   To transfer certain responsibilities of the United States Secret 
            Service to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Service Prioritization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with this Act, there shall be 
transferred to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
assets, functions, and obligations of the United States Secret Service 
to detect and arrest any person who violates--
            (1) section 508, 509, or 510 of title 18, United States 
        Code, or, with respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance 
        Corporation, Federal land banks, and Federal land bank 
        associations, section 213, 433, 493, 657, 709, 1006, 1007, 
        1011, 1013, 1014, 1907, or 1909 of such title;
            (2) any of the laws of the United States relating to coins, 
        obligations, and securities of the United States and of foreign 
        governments; or
            (3) any of the laws of the United States relating to 
        electronic fund transfer frauds, access device frauds, false 
        identification documents or devices, and any fraud or other 
        criminal or unlawful activity in or against any federally 
        insured financial institution, except that the authority 
        conferred by this paragraph shall be exercised subject to the 
        agreement of the Attorney General and the Director of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation and shall not affect the 
        authority of any other Federal law enforcement agency with 
        respect to those laws.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 3056 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secret Service is authorized to detect and arrest any person who 
violates section 871 and 879 of this title.''.

SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Provision of Assistance by Officials.--Until functions and 
obligations of the United States Secret Service are transferred to the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 2, any official who, 
immediately before the effective date of this Act, has authority over 
or is responsible for functions relating to the United States Secret 
Service shall provide to the Direc…

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