Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act

Bill: 116-s-2511
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-09-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Judges

Law enforcement officers

Protection of officials

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location&#8212;not just in any state. </p>

action_date: 2019-11-05
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act</b></p> <p>This bill permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location&#8212;not just in any state.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2019 Mr. Graham (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court Police with the authority to protect the Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, and for other purposes.

1. United States Supreme Court building and grounds policing authority Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking any State and inserting any location ; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Authorization To carry firearms Duties under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be authorized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, if those duties require the carrying of firearms under subsection (a)(4). .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 282 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2019 Mr. Graham (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary November 5, 2019 Reported by Mr. Graham , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court Police with the authority to protect the Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, and for other purposes.

1. United States Supreme Court building and grounds policing authority Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking any State and inserting any location ; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Authorization To carry firearms Duties under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be authorized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, if those duties require the carrying of firearms under subsection (a)(4). .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act . 2. United States Supreme Court building and grounds policing authority Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking any State and inserting any location ; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Authorization To carry firearms Duties under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be authorized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, if those duties require the carrying of firearms under subsection (a)(4). .

November 5, 2019 Reported with an amendment