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HR 1943 114th Congress House

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015

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

Introduced: May 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
Law Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesSupreme Court
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Became law
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1072 Identical bill Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 57
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 20, 2016
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 14, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 12, 2016
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 11, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 7, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 11, 2016
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 10, 2016
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 10, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 29, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 29, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 13, 2016
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 23, 2016
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 21, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 10, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 20, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 20, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 20, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 18, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 18, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 18, 2015
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 18, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 18, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 18, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 14, 2015
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 14, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 14, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 14, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 14, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 14, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 14, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2015
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 14, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1943: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1943/
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