[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4146 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4146

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of 
   the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the 
                  legislative and executive branches.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2022

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of 
   the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the 
                  legislative and executive branches.

    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 Police Parity 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 the 
                Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of 
                the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines such 
                protection is necessary.''.

SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

    Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Obstruction of the Supreme Court Police.--Whoever knowingly 
and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a member of the 
Supreme Court Police engaged in the performance of the protective 
functions authorized by this section, shall be fined not more than 
$300, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.''.
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