To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017 This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2018 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
Federal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationProtection of officialsRight of privacySupreme Court
To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4698| House
| Updated: 1/22/2018
Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017 This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2018 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
Federal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationProtection of officialsRight of privacySupreme Court