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HR 3229 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Judges Judicial procedure and administration Protection of officials Right of privacy Supreme Court

To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 29, 2017 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 27, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7549)
Sep 27, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7549)
Sep 27, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3229.
Sep 27, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7549-7551)
Sep 27, 2017
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 26, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
Sep 26, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-332.
Sep 7, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 7, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2027 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

What's happening now September 28, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1584 Related bill A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to red…
  • HR 4698 Related bill Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Aug 29, 2017
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 13, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3229: To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3229/
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"H.R. 3229: To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3229/.
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H.R. 3229, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3229/.
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