HR 8609 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act

Introduced Jun 4, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Daniel S. Goldman D-NY

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Latest action · Jun 4, 2024 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 4, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 4, 2024
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 4, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonJun 7, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeJun 13, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordJun 13, 2024
D-CAJohn GaramendiJul 2, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasJul 10, 2024
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 15, 2024
D-GANikema WilliamsJul 18, 2024
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJul 30, 2024
D-TXJasmine CrockettJul 30, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerAug 23, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 4, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 4, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution for the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill authorizes the Chief Justice to (1) establish an Office of Ethics Counsel to advise justices on ethical matters, and (2) establish an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Court to probe potential instances of ethical impropriety by justices and report to Congress on compliance.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 95, June 4, 2024, page H3656.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5395Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations ActIdentical billNov 21, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2024Introduced in House

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