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Kustoff Introduces the U.S. Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2022

May 10, 2022

Returns the U.S. Secret Service to its original home at the U.S. Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, DC—Reps. David Kustoff (TN-08) and Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the U.S. Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2022. This bill would improve the Secret Services' investigative priorities by moving the United States Secret Service (USSS) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) back to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The Secret Service was established in 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln and was housed under the Department of the Treasury for 138 years. The agency was created in 1865 to combat the rise of counterfeit currency following the Civil War. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 then created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), transferring the U.S. Secret Service from the U.S. Department of the Treasury over to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

"The Department of the Treasury is a better fit for the Secret Service, as the main responsibility of the agency is to combat financial crimes and counter critical criminal threats to the U.S. financial systems. Returning the Secret Service to the U.S. Treasury will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its investigations and bolster its capability to combat illicit finance and cybercrime," said Rep. David Kustoff. "I appreciate my friend, Congressman Roger Williams, for joining me in introducing the U.S. Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2022. It will further strengthen the agency's mission and ensure our agents have the necessary tools to protect the U.S. financial system and keep our country safe."

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