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US S1584

US S1584
A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
07/19/2017
In Committee
07/26/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure reports of federal judges and judicial employees. This allows the Judicial Conference to protect individuals and their family members from potential endangerment if certain sensitive information were to be publicly disclosed in these financial reports.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242. (on 10/16/2017)

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