HR 3973 United States House · 118th Congress

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

HR 3973, the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023, establishes new ethics rules for federal judges and justices. The bill prohibits judges from owning stocks, commercial real estate, business interests, and certain trusts, while creating a Federal Employee Investment Account for permitted investments. It requires judges to disclose potential conflicts of interest, restricts privately funded judicial education events, and creates a Supreme Court Complaints Review Committee to handle complaints against justices. The bill aims to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest for federal judges and justices.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 9, 2023 Last action Jun 9, 2023

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Jun 9, 2023

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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.

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Jun 9, 2023

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1 primary · 43 co-sponsors