S. 378 - Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

S. 378 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

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

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Title

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

Other Titles

• Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
• Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
• Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

Sponsor

Patrick Leahy

Co-Sponsors

• Susan Collins
• Benjamin Cardin
• Edward Kennedy
• Harry Reid
• Barbara Boxer
• Orrin Hatch
• Richard Durbin
• Charles Schumer
• Arlen Specter
• Thomas Coburn
• John Cornyn
• Barack Obama

Subjects

• Law
• Assault
• Authorization
• Bankruptcy courts
• Budgets
• Civil liberties
• Computer security measures
• Conflict of interests
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Courts
• Criminal justice
• Criminal procedure
• Department of Justice
• District courts
• Families
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Finance
• Financial disclosure
• Fines (Penalties)
• Firearms
• Fraud
• Government attorneys
• Government employees
• Government employees' life insurance
• Government ethics
• Government procurement
• Guam
• Homicide
• Informers
• Judges
• Judicial ethics
• Judicial officers
• Juries
• Law enforcement officers
• Liens
• Magistrates
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Obstruction of justice
• Office of Government Ethics
• Parking facilities
• Prosecution
• Public contracts
• Public prosecutors
• Recruiting of employees
• Right of privacy
• Security measures
• State courts
• Sunset legislation
• Tax courts
• Taxation
• Technology
• Transportation
• Victims of crimes
• Violence
• Virgin Islands
• Weapons
• Witnesses

Related Bills

• H.R. 660 (110^th) : Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
• H.R. 660 (110^th) : Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	1/24/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (14 proposed)
Passed Senate	4/19/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 896 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	4/18/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 378	4/18/2007	This motion PASSED the Senate 93 voted YES 3 voted NO 4 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 891 )	4/18/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 59 voted YES 38 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	On Passage - Senate - Final Passage S. 378, As Amended	4/19/2007	This bill PASSED the Senate 97 voted YES 0 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/24/2007
		1/24/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/24/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1062-1063)
		2/14/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/01/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
		3/29/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. With written report No. 110-42. Additional views filed.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/29/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
		4/16/2007	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		4/16/2007	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
		4/16/2007	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
		4/18/2007	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/18/2007	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		4/18/2007	Measure laid before Senate by motion.
		4/18/2007	The committee reported amendment was agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
		4/18/2007	Cloture motion on S.378 presented in Senate.
		4/18/2007	Amendment SA 891 proposed by Senator Coburn.
		4/18/2007	Amendment SA 896 proposed by Senator Leahy.
select this vote	Vote	4/18/2007	Amendment SA 896 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Vote	4/18/2007	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 378
select this vote	Vote	4/18/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 891 )
		4/19/2007	Amendment SA 897 proposed by Senator Ensign.
		4/19/2007	Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 897.
		4/19/2007	Considered by Senate.
		4/19/2007	Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
		4/19/2007	Amendment SA 897 ruled out of order by the chair.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	4/19/2007	On Passage - Senate - Final Passage S. 378, As Amended
		4/20/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		4/20/2007	Received in the House.
		4/20/2007	Held at the desk.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
	S. Amdt. 888	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 889	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 890	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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select this vote	S. Amdt. 891	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on April 17, 2007.
	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 892	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 893	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 894	Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 895	Biden, Joseph [D-DE]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
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select this vote	S. Amdt. 896	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	April 18, 2007	Passed by voice vote on April 17, 2007.
	To make technical changes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 897	Ensign, John [R-NV]	April 18, 2007	Offered on April 17, 2007.
	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. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 898	Ensign, John [R-NV]	April 19, 2007	Offered on April 18, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 899	Domenici, Pete [R-NM]	April 19, 2007	Offered on April 18, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 900	Grassley, Charles [R-IA]	April 19, 2007	Offered on April 18, 2007.
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	S. Amdt. 901	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	April 19, 2007	Offered on April 18, 2007.
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