Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act

This bill would allow the Chief Justice to set up two new offices inside the U.S. Supreme Court: an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel. The ethics office would advise justices and their spouses on topics such as gifts, financial disclosure, political activity, and recusal, provide ethics training every two years, and report each year to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. The investigative office would review ethics complaints against justices filed by certain congressional leaders, could issue subpoenas, and would send its findings to the Chief Justice and to several congressional committees. It would also have to tell the Attorney General when it has reasonable grounds to believe a federal crime occurred.

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Sponsors

• Daniel S. Goldman Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors