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A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1584| Senate 
| Updated: 10/16/2017
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Claire McCaskill (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent 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.

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Jul 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 16, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.
Oct 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
  • July 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 26, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 16, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.


  • October 16, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3229: 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.
Federal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationProtection of officialsRight of privacySupreme Court

A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1584| Senate 
| Updated: 10/16/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent 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.

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Timeline
Jul 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 16, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.
Oct 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
  • July 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 26, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 16, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.


  • October 16, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Claire McCaskill (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3229: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationProtection of officialsRight of privacySupreme Court