H.R. 3973 · 118th Congress · House

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

Active· Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Ag…
Introduced
Jun 9, 23
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

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

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  1. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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.

  4. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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.

  5. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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. JUN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Rules, Financial Services, Agriculture, and House Administration, 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

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Committee on House Administration

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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Financial Services Committee

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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Rules Committee

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jun 9, 2023

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