# 119-hr-4602: Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act

119-hr-4602, Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4602
- Congress: 119
- Title: Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**This bill would create and fund a State judicial threat intelligence and resource center** to help track and respond to threats against State and local judges and court staff. It would expand which national nonprofits can receive support and centralize threat reporting and coordination with law enforcement. - State and local judges and court staff would get technical assistance, safety training, and physical security assessments for courthouses, homes, and other places where they do court work. - National nonprofit organizations with courthouse design expertise and experience working across trial, appellate, rural, and limited-jurisdiction courts would become eligible for funding and support. - The center would develop standardized incident reporting, create a national database to report and track threats and incidents, and coordinate research on best practices for judicial security. - The center would coordinate with Federal, State, and local law enforcement and fusion centers to monitor and mitigate threats to judicial officers and court staff. - The State Justice Institute would submit an annual report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees starting one year after the center is established, detailing the number of threats and the types and seriousness of those threats.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More security help for state judges: benefit, low. The bill would let the State Justice Institute fund national nonprofits to set up State judicial threat and intelligence centers. These centers would train judges, courts, and local police on safety, and create clear guides and resources. They would check security at courthouses and, when needed, a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4602)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4602 (as of 2026-09-30).