MARSHALS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3607 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3607 To amend title 28, United States Code, to transfer the United States Marshals Service to the judicial branch, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2025 Mr. Swalwell (for himself, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to transfer the United States Marshals Service to the judicial branch, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Maintaining Authority and Restoring Security to Halt the Abuse of Law'' or the ``MARSHALS Act''. SEC. 2. UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. (a) Transfer.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating chapter 37 as chapter 59; and (2) by transferring chapter 59, as so redesignated, from part II to part III so as to appear after chapter 58. (b) Court Officers and Employees.--Chapter 59, as redesignated by subsection (a), of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 561-- (A) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the following: ``(a) There is hereby established a United States Marshals Service as a bureau within the judicial branch of the United States. There shall be at the head of the United States Marshals Service (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the `Service') a Director (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the `Director') who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice, in consultation with the Board established under subsection (i) (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the `B