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S. 399

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 399, the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 4, 2025 by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 399 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb399/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S399 IS: Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-04
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 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 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 4, 2025

sb399/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/04/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) sponsors S. 399, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 399 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025

Actions

S. 399 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 4, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 399 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 399, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 399 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 399 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Housing, Immigration, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION16—
THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KIMBERLY SULLIVAN116
MARIAH HEALY111
NATASHA SILVA111
SEAN MALONE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$90K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
NEW ENGLAND COUNCILTHE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 399 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 399’s is Law.

s399/policy-areas.txt
LawAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 399 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal procedure and sentencing to Supreme Court.

s399/subjects.txt
Criminal procedure and sentencingFirst Amendment rightsJudgesProtest and dissentSupreme Court

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com