Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

4/19/2007--Passed Senate amended. Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding -
(Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements of the judicial branch.

(Sec. 102) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to:
(1) authorize the Judicial Conference to allow redactions of personal information of family members of judges from financial disclosure forms filed by such judges;
(2) extend through 2009 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact certain personal information of judges from financial disclosure reports; and
(3) require the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to include in its annual report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees additional information about redactions from financial disclosure forms.

(Sec. 104) Amends the federal judicial code and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to provide security for the U.S. Tax Court.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes an additional appropriation in each of FY2007-FY2011 for the U.S. Marshals Service for protection of the judiciary. Requires such additional funding to be used for:
(1) hiring entry-level deputy marshals to provide judicial security;
(2) hiring senior-level deputy marshals for investigating threats to the judiciary and for providing protection for members of the judiciary and assistant U.S. attorneys; and
(3) the Office of Protective Intelligence. Title II: Criminal Law Enhancements To Protect Judges, Family Members, and Witnesses -
(Sec. 201) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the filing (or attempts or conspiracies to file) in any public record any false lien or encumbrance against the real or personal property of any U.S. officer or employee on account of the performance of that officer's or employee's official duties, knowing such lien or encumbrance is false. Impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years for violations.

(Sec. 202) Prohibits the public disclosure of restricted personal information about a federal officer or employee, witness, or juror (or immediate family members) with the intent to threaten or cause harm to such individuals. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for violations.

(Sec. 203) Prohibits the possession of dangerous weapons in federal court facilities.
(Sec. 204) Sets forth venue requirements for prosecutions for retaliation against a witness.
(Sec. 205) Increases maximum prison terms for tampering with, or retaliating against, a witness, victim, or informant.

(Sec. 207) Increases maximum prison terms for voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Title III: Protecting State And Local Judges And Related Grant Programs -
(Sec. 301) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to include as a required use of community-based justice grants the creation and expansion of state, local, or Indian tribe witness protection programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2011.

(Sec. 302) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make state courts eligible for grants to improve court security (correctional options grants) and for armor vests. Title IV: Law Enforcement Officers - Requires the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the security of assistant U.S. attorneys and other federal attorneys arising from the prosecution of terrorists and other violent criminals. Requires such report to include information on the number and nature of threats and assaults against such attorneys, security measures in place to protect such attorneys, programs available to such attorneys for personal security training, secure parking spaces for such attorneys, and the role of the U.S. Marshals Service in protecting such attorneys.
Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the federal judicial code to:
(1) authorize through FY2010 the U.S. Sentencing Commission to enter into multi-year procurement contracts and to make advance, partial, progress, or other payments for property or services to the same extent as executive agencies;
(2) extend certain life insurance benefits to bankruptcy, magistrate, and territorial judges;
(3) expand the powers of judges who have retired from active service (senior judges) to include all powers of a sitting judge, including participation in the appointment of court officers, the selection of magistrate judges, rulemaking, governance, and administrative matters;
(4) reduce the number of judges on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 12 to 11; and
(5) increase the number of judges on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 28 to 29.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has 14 amendments. See All AmendmentsHide All Amendments

Amendments to S.378

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.888	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.889	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.890	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.891	Fail	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending.
S.Amdt.892	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.893	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.894	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.895	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.896	Pass	To make technical changes.
S.Amdt.897	Offered	To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.
S.Amdt.898	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.899	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.900	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.901	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 24, 2007		April 19, 2007

Latest Vote

April 19, 2007Roll call number 135 in the Senate
Question: On Passage of the Bill (Final Passage S. 378, As Amended )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 97%	Result: Bill Passed

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Barack Obama
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Wayne Allard
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Elizabeth Dole
Pete Domenici
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Charles Hagel
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Trent Lott
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Gordon Smith
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Craig Thomas
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
John Warner

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
April 19, 2007	Senate	S.378 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 On Passage of the Bill (Final Passage S. 378, As Amended )	97	0	Bill Passed	See Vote
April 18, 2007	Senate	S.378 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 891 )	59	38	Motion to Table Agreed to	See Vote
April 18, 2007	Senate	S.378 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 378 )	93	3	Cloture Motion Agreed to	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• Apr 20, 2007: Held at the desk.
• Apr 20, 2007: Received in the House.
• Apr 20, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed roll in the Senate on Apr 19, 2007. Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 135.
• Apr 19, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Apr 19, 2007: Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
• Apr 18, 2007: Measure laid before Senate by motion.
• Apr 18, 2007: The committee reported amendment was agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
• Apr 18, 2007: Cloture motion on S.378 presented in Senate.
• Apr 18, 2007: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 3. Record Vote Number: 133.
• Apr 18, 2007: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
• Apr 18, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
• Apr 16, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Apr 16, 2007: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
• Apr 16, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Mar 29, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. With written report No. 110-42. Additional views filed.
• Added to calendar on Mar 29, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107..
• Mar 01, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
• Added to calendar on Mar 01, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably..
• Mar 01, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Feb 15, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. S-216. 10:00 a.m.
• Feb 14, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
• Jan 24, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1062-1063)
• Jan 24, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1062-1063)
• Jan 24, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Jan 24, 2007.

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• Firearms
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• Northern Mariana Islands
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