Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB2511
Legislation Overview
Title: Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act
Subject: Government operations and politics: Firearms and explosives: Government buildings, facilities, and property: Judges: Law enforcement officers: Protection of officials: Supreme Court
Description: Permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location—not just in any state.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282.
Last Action Date: November 5, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2511/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Lindsey Graham (R); Krysten Sinema (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Nov 5, 2019 | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| Senate | Nov 5, 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282. |
| Senate | Oct 31, 2019 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| Senate | Oct 16, 2019 | S.Amdt.945 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Senate | Sep 19, 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 6 2019 | federal link | bill text |
| Introduced | Sep 26 2019 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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