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on september 20, local time, the u.s. house of representatives unanimously passed an "enhancing presidential security act" and submitted it to the senate. the bill requires the u.s. secret service to "use the same standards" to determine the number of agents needed to protect the president, vice president, and major election candidates. nandu reporters noticed that the two houses of the u.s. have differences on whether to increase funding for the secret service. in about 10 days, the u.s. federal government will run out of funds, but when the government is shut down, the two parties are still arguing over the funding plan.

nandu previously reported that in the past two months, former us president trump has suffered two "unsuccessful assassination attempts". on july 13, trump suffered an "unsuccessful assassination attempt" at a campaign rally in butler, pennsylvania. the gunman was shot dead by secret service personnel, one spectator died at the scene, and two others were seriously injured.

on the afternoon of september 15, local time, trump was once again "attempted to assassinate" while playing golf at his own golf club in west palm beach, florida. the suspect drove away and was later arrested. trump himself is safe.

after the first "failed assassination attempt", several u.s. congressmen have proposed that the secret service should improve the level of security for trump. on september 20, local time, the u.s. house of representatives unanimously passed an "enhancing presidential security act" and submitted it to the senate. the bill requires the u.s. secret service to "use the same standards" to determine the number of agents needed to protect the president, vice president and major candidates.

at present, it is still unclear whether the senate will consider the bill. but us media commented that the passage of the bill in the house of representatives means that us lawmakers are struggling with how to deal with the growing threat of violence against major politicians before the election.

nandu reporters noted that after the bill was introduced, some senators pointed out that the bill was unnecessary, believing that trump already had the same level of security as current president biden. the appropriations committees of both houses are also discussing whether additional funding for the secret service should be added to the temporary appropriations bill.

currently, there are only about 10 days left before the u.s. federal government runs out of funds, but the two major parties in the united states have not yet reached an agreement on the funding plan that must be passed before september 30.

written by: nandu reporter xiao yue