House Bill 7706
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 10, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7706
Congress
117
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing judicial ethics.
Among the changes, the bill
- prohibits federal judges and Supreme Court Justices from owning individual stocks and securities;
- requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue regulations restricting the solicitation or acceptance of gifts in connection with a private judicial seminar;
- expresses the sense of Congress that the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges shall apply to Supreme Court Justices;
- requires federal judges and Supreme Court Justices to report on each association or interest that would require recusal, including any financial interest of a spouse or minor child who resides in the household; and
- establishes a committee to review complaints against the Supreme Court.
May 10, 2022
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11/01/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
05/19/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
05/10/2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/10/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 15, 2023 7:00:22 PM