HR 1960
115th Congress
House
Law
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
Introduced: April 5, 2017
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2018
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
The bill 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.
What's happening now
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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