House GOP Plans $32 Million Security Boost After Kirk Shooting

US House Speaker Mike Johnson is surrounded by security and staff at the US Capitol in July.Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

House Republican lawmakers are considering adding roughly $32 million to a stopgap spending bill to augment security for members of Congress following the killing last week of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

The money would run through Nov. 21, when the spending bill expires, and would allow lawmakers to hire retired police officers for their own security, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told reporters.