The bill comes after one man was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh and protesters demonstrated outside the homes of justices.
The bill expands an existing statute that currently only covers the justices themselves, as well as Supreme Court officers and employees while they are performing their duties.
Prior to announcing that the House would vote on the bill, Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., introduced an alternative bill that would grant additional protection for court staff such as clerks, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said it was unlikely to pass in the Senate."The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices, not nameless staff that no one knows," McConnell said.
Police stand guard as abortion rights activists protest near the house of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Chevy Chase Maryland, on September 13, 2021, following the court's decision to uphold a stringent abortion law in Texas (Photo by NiFollowing the leak of the draft opinion, a left-wing organization posted the locations of the justices' homes.
California man Nicholas Roske traveled from his home state to Maryland, allegedly in order to kill Kavanaugh. Roske from outside Kavanaugh's house. In a recording of the call, he could be heard speaking about the plan and how he decided that he did not want to go through with it.
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