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H.R. 1057

Referred to Committee

Supreme Court Ethics Act

Introduced 2/7/2019•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

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

3/22/2019 • House

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).

Introduced in House • 2/7/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Law
Federal appellate courtsFederal district courtsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesSupreme Court

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (53)

Party Breakdown

53
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0
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0
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Sponsor

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Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]

Democrat • GA-4

Sponsored 2/7/2019

Cosponsors (52)

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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

D-OH-3

Joined 2/7/2019

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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

D-OR-3

Joined 2/7/2019

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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

D-PA-2

Joined 2/7/2019

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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

D-CA-26

Joined 2/7/2019

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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

D-IN-7

Joined 2/7/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

February 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House2/7/2019

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors52