Congress Opens Two Tracks for House-of-Worship Security

Archive reconstruction: Prepared after the edition date from dated reporting; this briefing was not published that morning.

The cost of keeping a synagogue safe is more than cameras and reinforced doors. A new House proposal would allow full-time security guards to be paid through federal nonprofit security grants, alongside a separate push to protect access to worship.

Congress has also advanced sanctions legislation, while Democrats are challenging a proposed $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel. The grant and worship measures remain proposals; the sanctions vote is a completed legislative step.