S. 2742: A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court.

S. 2742: A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-22 · Law · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-356.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-356. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 28, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends to December 29, 2008, the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to protect the Justices and official guests of the court away from the court building and grounds. Adds the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to venue provisions governing prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and grounds (currently, venue lies only in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia). Authorizes the Chief Justice to accept, hold, administer, and use gifts and bequests of personal property pertaining to the history of the Supreme Court or its justices. Requires gifts or bequests of money to be covered into the Treasury.

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Official text

A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2742, A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court buildings and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court (2004-09-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 2742, A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court buildings and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court (2004-09-24)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2742.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2742 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108