The House passed a bill extending additional government-funded security to the Supreme Court justices and their families on Wednesday, sending the legislation to President Biden for final approval.
The House voted 396-27 in favor of the bill, with only Democrats voting against.
The Senate passed the bill by voice vote on May 9, amid threats to justices after the leak of a draft opinion indicating that the Court could overturn Roe v. Wade. The bill was initially sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R., Texas) and Chris Coons (D., Del.).
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) called on House Democrats to “stop their blockade” of the bill on June 8 after an armed man was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home and subsequently charged with attempted murder.
“House Democrats must pass this bill and they need to do it today. No more fiddling around with this, they need to pass it today,” McConnell said.
House Democrats initially wanted the bill to include funding for security for the families of Supreme Court clerks, however that provision was not included in the legislation passed on Wednesday.
In the days following the leak of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe, protesters demonstrated outside the homes of several Supreme Court justices. Both pro- and anti-abortion protesters have demonstrated outside the Court itself in recent week.