SENATE 1908118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/8/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-06-08Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-08 (00)
Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023
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.
Cosponsors (8)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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