S 4177
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
Introduced: May 10, 2022
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing judicial ethics.
Among the changes, the bill
- prohibits federal judges and Supreme Court Justices from owning individual stocks and securities;
- requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue regulations restricting the solicitation or acceptance of gifts in connection with a private judicial seminar;
- expresses the sense of Congress that the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges shall apply to Supreme Court Justices;
- requires federal judges and Supreme Court Justices to report on each association or interest that would require recusal, including any financial interest of a spouse or minor child who resides in the household; and
- establishes a committee to review complaints against the Supreme Court.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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