To amend section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App).

Bill: 109-hr-4311
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2005-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Families
Federal employees
Financial disclosure
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Judges
Judicial officers
Protection of officials
Supreme Court justices

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent provisions allowing the redaction of a judge's statutorily required financial disclosure information if a finding is made by the Judicial Conference that the release of such information could endanger the judge or his or her family.

action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

 

 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent provisions allowing the redaction of a judge's statutorily required financial disclosure information if a finding is made by the Judicial Conference that the release of such information could endanger the judge or his or her family.

action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to allow the redaction of a judicial employee's or judicial officer's statutorily required financial disclosure information if a finding is made by the Judicial Conference that the release of such information could endanger the judicial employee or judicial officer or a family member of that employee or officer. (Currently, redaction is allowed only if the employee or officer is endangered.)
 
Extends the redaction provisions (retroactive to their last expiration) through 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5607-5608)
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-12-12
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11125)
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11125)
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4311.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11124-11127)
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Introduced in House