Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 27, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-75.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNov 19, 2019
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2019
- Became lawNov 27, 2019Public Law 116-75
Summary
Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
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—not just in any state.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2019 to Oct 15, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Oct 15, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2019Markup Oct 16, 2019Reported Nov 8, 2019 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2019Discharged Oct 15, 2019 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 27, 2019Signed by President.
- Nov 27, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-75.
- Nov 21, 2019Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 19, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6679)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6679 | John Cornyn R-TX | Nov 19, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8796, H8797Text printed H8796 | Doug Collins R-GA, Greg Stanton D-AZ | Nov 13, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 143, September 9, 2019, page H7559.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| R45618 | The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use | Report | Sep 1, 2025 |
| R46567 | National Emergencies Act: Expedited Procedures in the House and Senate | Report | Feb 3, 2025 |
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2511 | Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act | Related bill | Nov 5, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to protect the Justices, employees, and official guests of the Supreme Court outside of the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 14, 2019Received in Senate
- Nov 13, 2019Engrossed in House
- Nov 8, 2019Reported in House
- Sep 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
