The House of Representatives on June 14 approved a bill that extends security to family members of Supreme Court justices after Democrats failed to get a provision they wanted into the legislation.
The House voted 396-27. to pass the Supreme Court Police Parity Act.
All no votes came from Democrats.
Five members did not vote.
The Senate passed the bill unanimously in May, shortly after the unprecedented leak of a draft decision that indicated the nation’s top court was preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade.
But top Democrats in the House delayed a vote because they wanted a change.
The bill grants the Supreme Court Police and the court’s marshal the ability to order protection for the families of Supreme Court justices or officers if such protection is deemed necessary. According to Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), the bill’s sponsors, it will enable “around-the-clock” protection for the family members….