Do former presidents get secret service protection?

Lifetime government-provided security for former presidents was the law of the land until 1997, when Congress passed legislation limiting Secret Service protection to ten years after leaving office. The 1997 law said any president serving before January 1, 1997 would still receive the lifelong protection. read more

Secret Service protection. Former presidents were entitled from 1965 to 1996 to lifetime Secret Service protection, for themselves, spouses, and children under 16. A 1994 statute, (Pub.L. 103–329), limited post-presidential protection to ten years for presidents inaugurated after January 1, 1997. read more

The measure also authorizes protection for the children of former presidents until they are 16 years old. Bush daughters kept Secret Service protection; In 1994, as a cost-saving measure, Congress acted to limit protection for future former presidents and spouses to just ten years after they left office. read more