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Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 This bill increases the statutory maximum prison term—from one year to five years—for picketing or parading in or near a building or residence used by a judge, juror, witness, or court officer with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing a judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his or her duty.
Action Timeline
2025-02-04
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-04
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.399 pass?
S.399 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 44%.
What does S.399 do?
Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 This bill increases the statutory maximum prison term—from one year to five years—for picketing or parading in or near a building or residence used by a judge, juror, witness, or court officer with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing a judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his or her duty.
Who sponsored S.399?
S.399 was sponsored by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee).
Full Bill Text
119 S399 IS: Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Lee , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, to establish appropriate penalties for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 . 2. Obstruction of justice by picketing or parading Section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking one year and inserting 5 years .
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