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119-s-2379119th Congress

Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Passed Senate

Summary

Judicial security is the focus. This bill would fund eligible national nonprofits to create State judicial threat intelligence and resource centers to strengthen protections for State and local judges and court staff and to coordinate threat information nationwide.

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  • State and local judges and court staff would get safety education, training, and physical security assessments for courthouses and other locations. Centers would also proactively monitor threats and help coordinate protective responses with law enforcement.
  • State and local courts and law enforcement would gain standardized incident reporting, common threat-evaluation practices, and a national database for reporting, tracking, and sharing threats with fusion centers and other partners.
  • Eligible national nonprofit organizations would receive financial and technical support to establish and operate these centers. The State Justice Institute must submit an annual report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 1 year after a center is established that details threat counts, types, and seriousness.

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New state centers to protect judges

If enacted, the State Justice Institute would fund qualified national nonprofits to set up State judicial threat and intelligence centers. Eligible groups would need national experience in court security and courthouse design. Centers would train judges, court staff, and local police, and create clear safety guides. They would assess security for courthouses and, when needed, judges’ homes or other court work sites, monitor threats, coordinate with law enforcement, standardize incident reporting, and build a national threat database. Within 1 year of launch, the Institute would report to Congress each year on the number and seriousness of threats.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cornyn, John [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

  • Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

    SD • R

    Sponsored 10/7/2025

  • Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/14/2025

  • Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 10/14/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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