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Supreme Court Ethics Act

Introduced: February 7, 2019 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2019
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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 February 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1057 Identical bill Supreme Court Ethics Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Independent 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Aug 13, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 21, 2020
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 19, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 7, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 7, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 7, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 7, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 7, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 393: Supreme Court Ethics Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-393/
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"S. 393: Supreme Court Ethics Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-393/.
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