A bill to require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics.

United States115th CongressS-835Senate
Updated: Apr 5, 2017

Summary

Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

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HR-1960: To require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics.

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1960, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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