S 2144 — A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff.

2144 IntroducedEngrossed in Senate (IS)](ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.

2144 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff.

_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2025 Ms.

Klobuchar (for herself and Mr.

Cruz) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff.

(1) Applicable legislative officers.--The term ``applicable legislative officers'' means-- (A) with respect to a Member of the Senate,Senate or a designated Senate employee, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the Secretary of the Senate, acting jointly;

and (B) with respect to a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives,Representatives or a designated House employee, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, acting jointly.

(E) any employeedesignated whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate whoemployee; is identified by the Director of Senate Security as the target of an ongoing threat;

or (F) any employeedesignated whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House ofemployee; Representatives who is identified by the Director of the Office of House Security as the target of an ongoing threat.

(3)or Covered(G) information.--The term ``covered information'' means-- (A) a homeformer address,Member includingof aCongress. primary residence or secondary residences;

(B)(3) aCandidate.--The hometerm or``candidate'' personalhas mobilethe telephonemeaning number;given the term in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.

(C)30101). a personal email address;

(D)(4) aCovered socialemployee.--The securityterm number``covered oremployee'' driver'shas licensethe number;same meaning given such term in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.

(E)1301). a bank account or credit or debit card number;

(F)(5) aCovered licenseinformation.--The plateterm number``covered orinformation''-- other(A) uniquemeans-- identifier(i) of a vehiclehome owned,address, leased,including ora regularlyprimary usedresidence byor ansecondary at-riskresidences; individual;

(G)(ii) the identification of a child,home whoor ispersonal undermobile 18telephone yearsnumber; of age, of an at-risk individual;

(H)(iii) informationa regardingpersonal currentemail oraddress; future school or day care attendance, including the name or addresses of the school or day care;

(I)(iv) informationa regardingsocial schedulessecurity ofnumber school or daydriver's carelicense attendancenumber; or routes taken to or from the school or day care by an at-risk individual;

(J)(v) informationa regardingbank routesaccount takenor tocredit or fromdebit ancard employmentnumber; location by an at-risk individual;

or(vi) (K)a preciselicense geolocationplate datanumber thator isother notunique anonymizedidentifier andof cana identifyvehicle theowned, locationleased, ofor aregularly deviceused ofby an at-risk individual.individual;

(4)(vii) Datathe broker.--identification (A)of In general.--The term ``data broker'' means a commercialchild, entity engaged in collecting, assembling, or maintaining personal information concerning an individual who is notunder a18 customer,years client,of orage, an employee of thatan entityat-risk inindividual; order to sell the information or otherwise profit from providing third- party access to the information.

(viii) information regarding current or future school or day care attendance, including the name or addresses of the school or day care;

(ix) information regarding schedules of school or day care attendance or routes taken to or from the school or day care by an at-risk individual;

(x) information regarding routes taken to or from an employment location by an at-risk individual;

or (xi) precise geolocation data that is not anonymized and can identify the location of a device of an at-risk individual;

and (B) does not include information described in subparagraph (A) that is contained in-- (i) any report or other record required to be filed with the Federal Election Commission;

or (ii) any report or other record otherwise required under Federal or State law to be filed-- (I) by an individual to qualify as a candidate for the office of Member of Congress;

or (II) by any candidate for the office of Member of Congress.

(6) Data broker.-- (A) In general.--The term ``data broker'' means a commercial entity engaged in collecting, assembling, or maintaining personal information concerning an individual who is not a customer, client, or an employee of that entity in order to sell the information or otherwise profit from providing third- party access to the information.

(v) A consumer reporting agencyagency, only while engaging in activity subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.

(5)(7) GovernmentDesignated agency.--Thehouse employee.--The term ``Government``designated agency''House includes--employee'' means-- (A) ana Executivecovered agency,employee asdesignated defined in sectionwriting 105by-- of(i) titlea 5,Member Unitedof, Statesor Code;Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives;

or (ii) an officer of the House of Representatives;

or (B) an officer of the House of Representatives.

(8) Designated senate employee.--The term ``designated Senate employee'' means-- (A) a covered employee designated in writing by-- (i) a Member of the Senate;

or (ii) an officer of the Senate;

or (B) an officer of the Senate.

(9) Government agency.--The term ``Government agency'' includes-- (A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code;

(6)(10) Immediate family member.--The term ``immediate family member'' means an at-risk individual-- (A) who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of another at-risk individual;

(7)(11) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' means-- (A) a Member of the Senate;