House members can now allocate $20,000 for home security improvements, a considerable increase from the previous limit of $10,000. Additionally, lawmakers are receiving $4,850 monthly for personal security, which includes hiring security personnel, up from $150. This funding adjustment precedes the August recess when lawmakers will be interacting more closely with constituents. Recent incidents of violence against lawmakers have prompted these changes, including shootings involving Minnesota state lawmakers, emphasizing the need for heightened security measures.
Members of the House of Representatives can now spend $20,000 on home security improvements with public funds, up from $10,000 before. They're also getting $5,000 a month to spend on personal security, including hired security guards, back in their home states.
The changes come a month after two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in their homes in what the Department of Justice has called 'targeted political assassinations.' The speaker of the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman, died.
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