S-1584 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-10-16CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.Senate
2017-10-16CommitteeCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.Senate
2017-07-26CommitteeCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Senate
2017-07-19IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Senate
2017-07-19IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
See Subjects
  • Federal officials
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Judges
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Right of privacy
  • Supreme Court
  • Protection of officials

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