Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4602 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4602 To amend the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to authorize the State Justice Institute to provide awards to certain organizations to establish a State judicial threat intelligence and resource center. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2025 Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Kustoff) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to authorize the State Justice Institute to provide awards to certain organizations to establish a State judicial threat intelligence and resource center. 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 ``Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 202 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(9) `eligible organization' means a national nonprofit organization that-- ``(A) provides technical assistance and training on, and has expertise and national-level experience in, judicial security and safety at the State and local levels; ``(B) has experience in courthouse design and courthouse security design standards; ``(C) has an understanding of State judicial operations and public access to judicial services; and ``(D) has experience working with a wide array of different j