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H.R. 1960 (115th)

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 April 2017

Last action

15 May 2018 · Passed

Status

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Sponsors

LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Brendan Boyle, Julia Brownley, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Gerald Connolly, Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], JOSEPH CROWLEY, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, ALCEE HASTINGS, Jared Huffman, Robin Kelly, Daniel Kildee, JAMES LANGEVIN, Daniel Lipinski, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Betty McCollum, Grace Napolitano, Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Bill Pascrell, Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], John Sarbanes, Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Eric Swalwell, Niki Tsongas, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], John Yarmuth, PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Raúl Grijalva, Joseph Kennedy, James McGovern, Derek Kilmer, Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Tony Cárdenas, Anna Eshoo, Rosa DeLauro, Jackie Speier, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Katherine Clark, Paul Tonko, Matt Cartwright, Gwen Moore, David Cicilline, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

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Summary

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

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Timeline

  1. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 April 2017

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 May 2018

    Passed

    ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

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