US S393

Bill

US S393

Supreme Court Ethics Act

Introduced
02/07/2019

In Committee
02/07/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States. 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).

AI Summary

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. The bill requires the Judicial Conference to issue this code of conduct within 1 year of the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (23)

Chris Murphy (D)*, Richard Blumenthal (D), Cory Booker (D), Tom Carper (D), Bob Casey (D), Chris Coons (D), Catherine Cortez Masto (D), Tammy Duckworth (D), Dick Durbin (D), Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Kamala Harris (D), Mazie Hirono (D), Amy Klobuchar (D), Patrick Leahy (D), Ed Markey (D), Bob Menendez (D), Jeff Merkley (D), Jacky Rosen (D), Bernie Sanders (I), Tom Udall (D), Chris Van Hollen (D), Elizabeth Warren (D), Sheldon Whitehouse (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/07/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/393/all-info

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/393/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s393/BILLS-116s393is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s393/BILLS-116s393is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	For the People Act of 2019	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.	Related
HR1057	Supreme Court Ethics Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.	Same As
HRes172	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1) to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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