About the bill
- Full Title
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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
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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 ...
History
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Introduced
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Reported by Committee
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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Details
- Cosponsors
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5 cosponsors (5D) (show)
- Committee Assignments
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The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee stage.
- Votes
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There have been no roll call votes related to this bill.
- Related Bills
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Legislative action may be ocurring on one of these bills in lieu of or in parallel to action on this bill.
S. 1424 (113th) was a previous version of this bill.Referred to Committee
Last Action: Aug 1, 2013H.R. 1943 (identical)Referred to Committee
Last Action: Apr 22, 2015 -
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Links & tools
- Primary Source
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THOMAS.gov (The Library of Congress)
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