Supreme Court Security Would Get Funding Boost in Senate Bill

The US Supreme Court would get more money for security under bipartisan legislation approved by a Senate committee that would also boost funding for the judiciary.

The Appropriations Committee on Thursday easily approved the $8.56 billion judiciary spending plan as part of a package covering a number of agencies for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The measure now goes to the full Senate. A House committee is still working on its version.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), the top Republican on the subcommittee with jurisdiction over judiciary spending, said at the markup the legislation includes nearly $10 million in additional ...