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House vote: H.R. 1751 // November 9, 2005

Court Security Improvement Act of 2006

Sponsor: Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

Court Security Improvement Act of 2006 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to direct the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch. (Sec. 102) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the Judicial Conference's authority to redact information from the financial disclosure reports of federal judges to permit the redaction of information relating to family members of such judges. (Sec. 103) Extends through 2009 the authority of the Judicial Conference to grant redactions of required information from federal judges' financial disclosure reports.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 100 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

325 votes, representing 162,327,447 people75.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

97 votes, representing 45,968,091 people21.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon32575.6%
YeaLost9721.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%