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S 1072 114th Congress Senate

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015

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

Introduced: April 23, 2015 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Law Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesSupreme Court
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Apr 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 23, 2015
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 Latest action April 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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
  • HR 1943 Identical bill Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 13, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 13, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 23, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 23, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 23, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1072: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1072/
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"S. 1072: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1072/.
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S. 1072, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1072/.
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