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Supreme Court Ethics Act

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 393 Identical bill Supreme Court Ethics Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 29
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2020
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 25, 2019
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 7, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 7, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 7, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 7, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 7, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 7, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 7, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 7, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 7, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 7, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1057: Supreme Court Ethics Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1057/
MLA
"H.R. 1057: Supreme Court Ethics Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1057/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1057, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1057/.
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[H.R. 1057: Supreme Court Ethics Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1057/)
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