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Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
Sep 5, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 20, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 14, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-42.
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023
This bill makes various changes related to the ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements, and recusal requirements that apply to Supreme Court Justices.
Among the changes, the bill requires the Supreme Court to
- adopt a code of conduct for Justices and establish procedures to receive and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct;
- adopt rules governing the disclosure of gifts, travel, and income received by the Justices and law clerks that are at least as rigorous as the House and Senate disclosure rules; and
- establish procedural rules requiring each party or amicus to disclose any gift, income, or reimbursement provided to Justices.
Additionally, the bill
- expands the circumstances under which a Justice or judge must be disqualified; and
- requires the Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference to establish procedural rules for prohibiting the filing of or striking an amicus brief that would result in the disqualification of a Justice, judge, or magistrate judge.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
35
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Cantwell, Maria
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Kelly, Mark
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Rosen, Jacky
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Peters, Gary C.
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Heinrich, Martin
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
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Luján, Ben Ray
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Smith, Tina
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Kaine, Tim
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Murray, Patty
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Shaheen, Jeanne
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Hickenlooper, John W.
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Schumer, Charles E.
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Ossoff, Jon
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Fetterman, John
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Coons, Christopher A.
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Warnock, Raphael G.
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
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Baldwin, Tammy
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Klobuchar, Amy
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Padilla, Alex
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Schatz, Brian
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Wyden, Ron
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Van Hollen, Chris
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Welch, Peter
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Blumenthal, Richard
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Booker, Cory A.
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Durbin, Richard J.
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
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Hirono, Mazie K.
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Markey, Edward J.
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Merkley, Jeff
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Reed, Jack
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Sanders, Bernard
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Warner, Mark R.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 359: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-359/
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