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H.R. 7426 117th Congress House

21st Century Courts Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a code of conduct for the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2022 Introduced by: Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Apr 6, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 6, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Courts Act of 2022

This bill provides for the establishment of a code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices, judges of the courts of appeals, judges of the district courts, and judges of the Court of International Trade. The bill also requires court proceedings to be recorded and published on the internet.

 Related & companion bills 3
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 26, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 26, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Apr 6, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Apr 6, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7426: 21st Century Courts Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7426/
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"H.R. 7426: 21st Century Courts Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7426/.
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H.R. 7426, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7426/.
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