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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 See on congress.gov
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Apr 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
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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 April 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1960 Identical bill Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 8, 2018
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2017
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Aug 3, 2017
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 835: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-835/
MLA
"S. 835: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-835/.
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S. 835, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-835/.
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