Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5720
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2021-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: 

Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill requires federal judicial officers to file periodic transaction reports disclosing certain securities transactions. The bill also requires online publication of judicial financial disclosure reports.
 
Specifically, the bill requires federal judicial officers to file reports within 45 days after a purchase, sale, or exchange that exceeds $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a searchable internet database of judicial financial disclosure reports. The office must, within 90 days of the date by which a report must be filed, make the report available on the database in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format.
 
 The bill does not require the immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if the Judicial Conference finds that revealing personal and sensitive formation could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires federal judicial officers to file periodic transaction reports disclosing certain securities transactions. The bill also requires online publication of judicial financial disclosure reports.
 
Specifically, the bill requires federal judicial officers to file reports within 45 days after a purchase, sale, or exchange that exceeds $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a searchable internet database of judicial financial disclosure reports. The office must, within 90 days of the date by which a report must be filed, make the report available on the database in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format.
 
 The bill does not require the immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if the Judicial Conference finds that revealing personal and sensitive formation could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 422 - 4 (Roll No. 392).
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 422 - 4 (Roll No. 392).
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5720.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-199.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-199.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in House