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S 4177 117th Congress Senate Law

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022

Introduced: May 10, 2022 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 10, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 9623 Related bill Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
  • S 5315 Related bill Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
  • HR 7706 Identical bill Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 10, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 10, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 10, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 10, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 10, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4177: Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4177/
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"S. 4177: Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4177/.
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S. 4177, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4177/.
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