Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sept. 17 signaled openness to allocating more funding for the Secret Service.

But lawmakers are still contending with whether the Secret Service is underfunded or simply mismanaged, and many have questions about what meaningful security improvements can be made 48 days before the presidential election to an organization under whose watch two apparent assassination attempts have occurred against a former president roughly 60 days apart.

Democrats and Republicans are considering giving more resources to the United States Secret Service. It could be included in the short-term funding bill Congress needs to pass by the end of the month to prevent a government shutdown.