2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Authorize The Supreme Court Police To
Protect The Family Members Of U.S. Supreme Court Justices Or Any Court
Officer When The Protection Is Deemed Necessary. In June 2022,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for the Supreme
Court Police Parity Act of 2022, which would "allow the Supreme Court
Police to protect the immediate family members of Supreme Court justices
or any officers of the court if the court's marshal deems such
protection necessary." The vote was on passage. The House passed the
bill by a vote of 396-27, thus the bill was sent to the President and
became law. [House Vote 261,
6/14/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/14/22;
Congressional Actions, S.
4160]
The Bill Was In Response To The Protests Happening Outside Of
Supreme Court Justices' Homes After The Leaked Draft Opinion
Overturning Roe V. Wade, Including A Man Who Traveled To Justice
Brett Kavanaugh's House With The Alleged Intent To Kill Him.
According to Congressional Quarterly, "The leaked draft opinion
sparked a wave of protests outside justices' homes, and a California
man faces charges that he traveled to the Maryland home of Justice
Brett M. Kavanaugh with an alleged plan to break in and kill him. An
FBI affidavit said the man was arrested last week with a pistol and
told a detective he was upset about the recent leaked draft
decision, as well as an upcoming decision on gun rights."
[Congressional Quarterly,
6/14/22]
The Bill Expanded "Round-The-Clock Police Protection" For U.S.
Supreme Court Justices And Their Immediate Families, Similar To
Executive And Legislative Officials. According to Congressional
Quarterly, "The House voted 396-27 to pass the bill (S 4160) after a
month of back-and-forth with the Senate over how much to expand
police protection related to Supreme Court employees. The bill,
which the Senate passed by unanimous consent last month, would
provide round-the-clock police protection for Supreme Court justices
and their families, similar to officials in the executive and
legislative branches." [Congressional Quarterly,
6/14/22]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $19.4 Million To The U.S. Marshals
Service And Supreme Court For FY 2023 To Address Threats Against
SCOTUS. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted to concur with the Senate amendment to the Chips and
Science Act, which would "also provide $19.4 million for fiscal 2023
for the U.S. Marshals Service and Supreme Court to address threats
against the Supreme Court." The vote was on a motion to concur. The
House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 243-187, thus the bill was
sent to the President. [House Vote 404,
7/28/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/28/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
4346]