Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022
Latest action · May 11, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022
This bill provides for the establishment of a code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices, judges of the courts of appeals, judges of the district courts, and judges of the Court of International Trade.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2022 to Dec 8, 2022, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 25, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Dec 6, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Dec 8, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Introduced in Senate
- May 11, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7647 | Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 11, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Accounting and auditing
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Federal appellate courts
- Federal district courts
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law
- Lawyers and legal services
- Public participation and lobbying
- Specialized courts
- Supreme Court
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Introduced in Senate
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