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Supreme Court Ethics Act

Introduced: February 7, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Feb 13, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1559-1560)

Feb 7, 2019

Introduced in House

Feb 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supreme Court Ethics Act

This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts (including Justices of the Supreme Court).

Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).

What's happening now March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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