119th Congress
S. 1814
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Introduced
- May 20, 2025
- Policy area
- Law
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (35)
Original cosponsors (26)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Added later (9)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Dec 10, 2025
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Mar 18, 2026
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Jun 1, 2026
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Jun 9, 2026
- Andy Kim (D-NJ) · Jul 13, 2026
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) · Jul 16, 2026
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Jul 27, 2026
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Aug 3, 2026
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Aug 6, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
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.
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - May 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate