H.R. 7706 · 117th Congress · House

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Introduced
May 10, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022

This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing judicial ethics.

Among the changes, the bill

  • prohibits federal judges and Supreme Court Justices from owning individual stocks and securities;
  • requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue regulations restricting the solicitation or acceptance of gifts in connection with a private judicial seminar;
  • expresses the sense of Congress that the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges shall apply to Supreme Court Justices;
  • requires federal judges and Supreme Court Justices to report on each association or interest that would require recusal, including any financial interest of a spouse or minor child who resides in the household; and
  • establishes a committee to review complaints against the Supreme Court.

Action Timeline

10
  1. NOV 01, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

  2. MAY 19, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

  3. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  8. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  9. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  10. MAY 10, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

8

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee

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Referred: Nov 1, 2022

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Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

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Referred: May 19, 2022

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2022

Active

Financial Services Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2022

Active

Rules Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2022

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2022

Active

Committee on House Administration

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Referred: May 10, 2022

Active

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2022

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