S 399 119th Congress Senate Law Criminal procedure and sentencing First Amendment rights Judges Protest and dissent Supreme Court

Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Feb 4, 2025

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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.

What's happening now February 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cosponsors 5

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · Feb 10, 2025

Cotton, Tom

Arkansas · Feb 4, 2025

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Feb 4, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Feb 4, 2025

Lee, Mike

Utah · Feb 4, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 399: Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-399/

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"S. 399: Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-399/.

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S. 399, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-399/.

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