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A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial…

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A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2017 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
Oct 16, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent 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 October 16, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3229 Related bill To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information c…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1584: A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1584/
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"S. 1584: A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1584/.
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S. 1584, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1584/.
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