Senate Bill 2512
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Supreme Court Ethics Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 28, 2021
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Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2512
Congress
117
Policy Area
Law
Law
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Summary
Supreme Court Ethics Act
This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts, including Justices of the Supreme Court.
Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).
July 28, 2021
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07/28/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
07/28/2021
Introduced in Senate
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Record Updated
Jan 1, 2023 11:42:34 PM