Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2023

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1382 To amend section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, to establish appro- priate penalties for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 27, 2023 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, to establish appropriate penalties for obstruction of jus- tice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Su- 4 preme Court Justices Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 05, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1382.IS S1382 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1382 IS SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE BY PICKETING OR PA- 1 RADING. 2 Section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, is 3 amended, in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking 4 ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 05, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1382.IS S1382 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS