House lawmakers will see a stipend for personal private security double in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk , with members on both sides of the aisle concerned about the rise in political violence.

The stipend for the personal security pilot program will increase from $5,000 to $10,0 00 a month. It will be active until Nov. 21, the same deadline for the short-term spending deal proposed by GOP leadership, which punts funding the government another seven weeks.

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