An Act to provide for protection of the spouses of major Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees.
Public Law 94-408 · H.R. 15371 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 11, 1976 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Alan Steelman
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides for Secret Service Protection for the spouse of a Presidential or Vice Presidential nominee of a major political party upon request of such nominee for 60 days prior to the general Presidential election.
Authorizes Secret Service protection for the immediate family of the President elect, unless such protection is declined.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Sep 11, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-408.
- Sep 9, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 8, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 7, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Sep 2, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Aug 31, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.