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US HR8609

US HR8609
Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act

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Introduced
06/04/2024
In Committee
06/04/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States. The Office of Ethics Counsel will advise Supreme Court justices and their spouses on matters of judicial ethics, including financial disclosures, gifts, political activity, and conflicts of interest. The Office of Investigative Counsel will review and investigate ethics complaints against justices and their families, and has the authority to issue subpoenas. The bill also requires biannual ethics training for justices and mandates reporting on the ethics advice provided by the Office of Ethics Counsel.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (35)

Dan Goldman (D)*,  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  André Carson (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jasmine Crockett (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Glenn Ivey (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Greg Landsman (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Seth Magaziner (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Nikema Williams (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 06/04/2024)

Bill Topics

Government Operations
  • ‐ Government Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
  • ‐ Judicial Branch Operations

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8609/all-info 06/05/2024
BillText https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8609/BILLS-118hr8609ih.pdf 07/23/2024
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