Senate Bill 956
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Supreme Court Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 24, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
956
Congress
117
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
John Kennedy
grade
Louisiana
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Supreme Court Transparency Act
This bill requires online publication of ethics reports, personal finance reports, and other disclosure reports regarding the Justices of the Supreme Court.
The bill also requires the Justices of the Supreme Court to file periodic transaction reports regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities when the amount of the transaction exceeds $1,000.
March 24, 2021
03/24/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
03/24/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:34 PM