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Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill amends federal criminal law to increase the penalty for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading near court buildings or the residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers. The amendment raises the maximum prison sentence for this offense from one year to five years. The bill does not change the underlying prohibition on such picketing or parading, only the severity of the penalty for violating it.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2025
Mr. Kustoff (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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”. <all>
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