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H.R. 1057 (116th)

Supreme Court Ethics Act

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Introduced

7 February 2019

Last action

22 March 2019 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Sean Casten, David Cicilline, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Gerald Connolly, JAMES COOPER, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], ELIOT ENGEL, Anna Eshoo, Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Raúl Grijalva, ALCEE HASTINGS, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Joseph Kennedy, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Derek Kilmer, JAMES LANGEVIN, Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], James McGovern, Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Bill Pascrell, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], John Sarbanes, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], David Scott, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Jackie Speier, Eric Swalwell, Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

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Summary

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).

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1559-1560)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 22 March 2019

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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