S 3059 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act

Introduced Oct 25, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor John Cornyn R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 13, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-125.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 25, 2021
  2. Passed SenateFeb 17, 2022
  3. Passed HouseApr 27, 2022
  4. To the PresidentMay 3, 2022
  5. Became lawMay 13, 2022

Summary

Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act

This bill requires federal judicial officers, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges to file periodic transaction reports disclosing certain securities transactions. The bill also requires online publication of judicial financial disclosure reports.

Specifically, the bill requires federal judicial officers, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges to file reports within 45 days after a purchase, sale, or exchange that exceeds $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities.

Additionally, the bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a searchable internet database of judicial financial disclosure reports. The office must, within 90 days of the date by which a report must be filed, make the report available on the database in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format.

The bill does not require the immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if the Judicial Conference finds that revealing personal and sensitive formation could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 25, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalOct 25, 2021
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalOct 25, 2021
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalOct 25, 2021
D-GAJon OssoffOriginalOct 25, 2021
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalOct 25, 2021
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalOct 25, 2021
R-TXTed CruzOriginalOct 25, 2021

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-125.
  2. May 13, 2022Signed by President.
  3. May 3, 2022Presented to President.
  4. Apr 27, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4521-4523)
  5. Apr 27, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3059.
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Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 4931In the nature of a substitute.John Cornyn R-TXAmendment SA 4931 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5720Courthouse Ethics and Transparency ActIdentical billDec 2, 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Feb 17, 2022Engrossed in Senate
  3. Oct 25, 2021Introduced in Senate

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