A Democratic bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The MARSHALS Act proposes to transfer the United States Marshals Service to become a bureau within the judicial branch. This change includes establishing a Director who is appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States in consultation with a new Board. The Board would consist of the Chief Justice, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Director. Under this plan, the Chief Justice would also appoint United States marshals for each judicial district. The bill modifies how the Service interacts with the Department of Justice regarding fugitive matters and sex offender investigations. Finally, it updates several legal codes to reflect these structural shifts.
Yes
- Scored +2
Would children be better off under this?
The bill authorizes assistance in locating and recovering missing children.
- Scored +2
Does this change how police departments operate?
The bill restructures the US Marshals Service under judicial oversight to improve operational effectiveness.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Protection for Legal Participants: The Service is authorized to provide personal protection for Federal jurists, court officers, witnesses, and other threatened persons to ensure criminal intimidation does not stop the judicial process (Section 2(b)(6)(A) / Section 565(e)).
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Improved Operational Efficiency: The creation of a Board tasked with establishing general goals and objectives is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Service's operations (Section 2(b)(1)(A)(i)(2)).
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Targeted Assistance for Missing Children: The Service may assist State, local, and other Federal law enforcement agencies in locating and recovering missing children upon request (Section 2(b)(7)(3)).
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Assistance in Sex Offender Investigations: The Service is authorized to issue administrative subpoenas to assist the Department of Justice in investigating unregistered sex offenders (Section 2(b)(7)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill authorizes assistance in locating and recovering missing children.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this change how police departments operate? — The bill restructures the US Marshals Service under judicial oversight to improve operational effectiveness.
- 5/22/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Charles SchumerDemocrat · New York
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon