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S. 3125

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3125, the PROTECT Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 6, 2025 by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Nov 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 3125 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb3125/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3125 IS: Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3125
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mr. Grassley  (for himself and  Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary
  A BILL
To require the Director of the United States Secret Service to be appointed
  with the advice and consent of the Senate.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025   or the   PROTECT Act of 2025  .
2.
Senate confirmation
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
(1)
The United States Secret Service shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2)
(A)
With respect to the term of service of the Director of the United States Secret Service—
(i)
the term shall be 10 years; and
(ii)
an individual appointed as the Director may serve not more than 1 term.
(B)
Subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date on which the President first appoints an individual as the Director of the United States Secret Service after the date of enactment of the  Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025 .
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require the Director of the United States Secret Service to be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Sponsors

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) sponsors S. 3125, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3125 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Nov 6, 2025

Actions

S. 3125 has taken 2 actions since Nov 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Nov 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3125 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3125 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PROTECT Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • PROTECT Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the Director of the United States Secret Service to be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 3125 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
LANZAJETLanzaJet is a leading sustainable fuels technology companyIllinois14$120K
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
WAXMAN STRATEGIES14$120K
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARL LEIGHTY114
MICHAEL GOO114
ALEXANDER RUSS112
ALLISON TENNANT112
CHRISTOPHER GARCIA112
KATHLEEN FOX112
KIP EIDEBERG112
NICK TINDALL112
KATHERINE THOMAS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2026 second_quarter$810K2nd Quarter - Report
LANZAJETWAXMAN STRATEGIES2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Termina…
LANZAJETWAXMAN STRATEGIES2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
LANZAJETWAXMAN STRATEGIES2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
LANZAJETWAXMAN STRATEGIES2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3125 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3125’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s3125/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com