H.R. 1960 · 115th Congress
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
96 cosponsors · 96 D
25 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 5, 2017
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
Latest action (May 15, 2018): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2017
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No recorded floor vote found.