A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-1584
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-07-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Judges

Judicial procedure and administration

Protection of officials

Right of privacy

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual. </p>

action_date: 2017-10-16
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1584 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

1. Redaction authority concerning sensitive security information (a) In General Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subparagraph (E). (b) Technical Amendments Section 105(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking the second comma after as the case may be ; and (2) in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after as the case may be .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 242 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1584 [Report No. 115–172] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs October 16, 2017 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

1. Redaction authority concerning sensitive security information (a) In General Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subparagraph (E). (b) Technical Amendments Section 105(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking the second comma after as the case may be ; and (2) in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after as the case may be .

October 16, 2017 Reported without amendment