119th Congress Law
S. 1814: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill makes various changes related to the ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements, and recusal requirements that apply to Supreme Court Justices.
Among the changes, the bill requires the Supreme Court to
- adopt a code of conduct for Justices and establish procedures to receive and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct;
- adopt rules governing the disclosure of gifts, income, or reimbursements received by the Justices and law clerks that are at least as rigorous as the House and Senate disclosure rules; and
- establish procedural rules requiring each party or amicus to disclose any gift, income, or reimbursement provided to Justices.
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Additionally, the bill
- expands the circumstances under which a Justice or judge must be disqualified; and
- requires the Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference to establish procedural rules for prohibiting the filing of or striking an amicus brief that would result in the disqualification of a Justice, judge, or magistrate judge.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Ruben Gallego D-AZOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Adam Schiff D-CAOriginal
- Brian Schatz D-HIOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Sheldon Whitehouse SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.