Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2512
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Supreme Court Ethics Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 28, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 28, 2021
Latest Action
Jul 28, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2512
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.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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).

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/28/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
07/28/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 1, 2023 11:42:34 PM