S 835
115th Congress
Senate
Law
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
Introduced: April 5, 2017
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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