Congress renames Secret Service unit, honors fallen officer Coffelt
H.R. 9503 — Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026 · Filed by John Rutherford (R-FL) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 29, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill renames the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to the United States Secret Service Police throughout federal law. The change affects references in six federal titles (2, 5, 10, 18, 28, and 31) and is named after Officer Leslie Coffelt, a Secret Service officer killed in 1950. No operational powers, funding, or duties change—only the official name.
Why we flagged it
The bill is purely a renaming statute—it changes no operational authority, funding, or duties. The memorial naming after Officer Leslie Coffelt (killed in 1950) is a standard congressional practice honoring a deceased public servant, not a vanity provision for a sitting officeholder.
Who it affects
Renaming a federal law-enforcement unit to reflect its actual function (police work) is a minor transparency and nomenclature clarification with no negative civic consequence. The memorial naming after Officer Coffelt honors a public servant killed in the line of duty, which is a standard and appropriate use of commemorative legislation.
Named in the bill
United States Secret Service, Secret Service Uniformed Division, Secret Service Police, Officer Leslie Coffelt, Title 2 (District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1970), Title 5 (United States Code), Title 10 (United States Code), Title 18 (United States Code), Title 28 (United States Code), Title 31 (United States Code)
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jun 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,731 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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