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HR 2902 113th Congress House

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013

Official title: To require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics.

Introduced: November 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Law Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesSupreme Court
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
Aug 1, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1188)
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013 - Requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 37
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2014
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 22, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· Jul 16, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 16, 2014
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 15, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 15, 2014
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 15, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 15, 2014
Maffei, Daniel
· Jul 15, 2014
PASTOR, ED
· Jul 15, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 11, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 11, 2014
LOWEY, NITA
· Jul 11, 2014
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 11, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 3, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 5, 2013
Kennedy, Joseph
· Nov 22, 2013
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Nov 18, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 18, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Nov 15, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 15, 2013
Braley, Bruce
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 15, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 15, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 15, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Nov 15, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 15, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 15, 2013
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2902: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2902/
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"H.R. 2902: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2902/.
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H.R. 2902, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2902/.
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