Bill renames Secret Service unit to honor fallen officer
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 changes the official name of the Secret Service Uniformed Division. It is now called the Secret Service Police. The name change appears in six federal law books. The bill names the unit after Officer Leslie Coffelt, who was killed in 1950. No rules, money, or jobs change.
Who it affects
The Secret Service Police unit is affected by the name change. The change honors Officer Coffelt and his family.
One thing to notice
The bill changes only a name in federal law. It does not change how the unit works or what it does.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
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.
Words to know
- Secret Service Uniformed Division — The part of the Secret Service that wears uniforms and protects government buildings and leaders.
- federal law — Rules made by Congress that apply to the whole country.
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 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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