House Passes Supreme Court Protection Bill, Sends to Biden (1)

The House passed a Supreme Court security bill on Tuesday, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature just days after an armed man was arrested near the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and charged with attempted murder.

The vote on the bill was 396 to 27.

The Senate in May passed the Supreme Court Police Parity Act, which would authorize police protection for families of Supreme Court justices and for staff of the court if the court marshal decides it’s necessary.

House Democrats held up the bill for a month in an attempt to amend it to add ...