After the shootings in Minnesota, senators receive a security briefing.

Following the deadly shootings in Minnesota over the weekend, senators pushed for additional funds for lawmaker security during a closed-door briefing with law enforcement officials on Tuesday.

According to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, attendees included Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), highlighting the breadth of the bipartisan appeal to representatives with the U.S. Capitol Police and Senate sergeant at arms who were conducting the briefing.

After the discussion, Schumer told reporters, "We need more protection, we need more money because the violence and threats against elected officials, including those in the Senate, have greatly grown."

There are "lots of things that need to be done; [law enforcement] discussed it in some detail but given the increase in threats we need more protection for senators," Schumer said when asked if he was advocating that senators going about their business outside the Capitol should have access to security details.

The Senate Appropriations Committee's top Democrat, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, stated following the meeting that she anticipates Congress will need to increase funding for Capitol Police, but she also noted that lawmakers were not given a precise figure on Tuesday regarding the amount of money security experts believe the department requires.

The Capitol Police had requested $967.8 million for fiscal 2026 from appropriators prior to the weekend's deadly shootings and resurgent threats against members of Congress. This is a 22 percent increase over the current spending level, which was established in fiscal 2024. The budget for the relatively small force may surpass $1 billion for the first time in the upcoming years as politicians want even more funding.