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Supreme Court Families Security Act of 2022

To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court Police authority to protect the families of the justices, officers, and employees of the Supreme Court.

Introduced May 10, 2022

Latest action (Nov 1, 2022) Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Referred to
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (7)
Family relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudgesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersProtection of officialsSupreme Court

Summary
  • Authorizes the Supreme Court Police to protect immediate family members of Supreme Court Justices, officers, and employees.
  • Makes such protection discretionary, contingent on the Marshal determining that protection is necessary.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (3)
  1. Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. · house
  2. May 10, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  3. May 10, 2022 Introduced in House

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  • HR 3544 — Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025 · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
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  • S 359 — Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 · Introduced Sep 5, 2023 · Cong. 118 70%
  • S 1814 — Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 · Introduced May 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 5115 — Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 10, 2022

Mr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court Police authority to protect the families of the justices, officers, and employees of the Supreme Court.

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 “Supreme Court Families Security Act of 2022”.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILY MEMBERS.

Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding “and” after the semicolon; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) any member of the immediate family of any such justice, officer, or employee if the Marshal determines such protection to be necessary.”. <all>

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