S. 1072: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015

Introduced:

Apr 23, 2015

Status:

Referred to Committee on Apr 23, 2015

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on April 23, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Sponsor:

Christopher Murphy

Junior Senator from Connecticut

Democrat

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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2015
Length: 3 pages

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Full Title

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

The bill’s title was written by its sponsor.

Summary

Federal judges are required to abide by a Code of Conduct. Among other rules, judges are not allowed to receive gifts over a certain monetary value (for fear of bribery), donate to or publicly endorse a political candidate or party (to keep the judiciary apolitical), or hear and decide a case in which they have a conflict of interest. Every ...

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History

Apr 23, 2015
 
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Passed House

 
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Related Bills

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S. 1424 (113th) was a previous version of this bill.

Referred to Committee
Last Action: Aug 1, 2013

H.R. 1943 (identical)

Referred to Committee
Last Action: Apr 22, 2015

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