,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,slaughter 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,deutch1   
,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4      
,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4   
,tonko1 and ,mr4 ,lewis7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the ,supreme ,court 
of the ,united ,states to promulgate a  
code of ethics4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,supreme ,court
 ,ethics ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings2 
purpose  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
the following3  7#a7 ,in ,caperton v4   
,a4,t4 ,massey ,coal ,co41 #eef ,u4,s4  
#hfh 7#bjji71 ,justice ,kennedy1 writing
 for the ,court1 stated that judicial   
codes of conduct serve to maintain the  
integrity of the judiciary and the rule 
of law4  7#b7 ,the ,code of ,conduct for

 ,united ,states ,judges 7referred to in
 this subsection as the ,code7 applies  
to all ,federal judges except ,justices 
of the ,supreme ,court4 ,justices of the
 ,supreme ,court are not formally bound 
by any code of conduct4 ,chief ,justice 
,john ,roberts noted in the #bjaa       
,year-,end ,report on the ,federal      
,judiciary that while the ,judicial     
,conference1 which promulgates the      
,code1 does not have authority to bind  
the ,supreme ,court1 the ,code is       
nonetheless the starting point and a key
 source of guidance for the ,justices as
 well as their lower court colleagues4  
7#c7 ,congress has the authority to     
regulate the administration of the      
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states4 
,for example1 ,congress sets the number 
of justices who sit on the ,supreme     
,court and how many constitute a quorum1
 the term of the court1 meaning the     
dates the court will be in session1 and 
the salaries of the ,justices4          
,additionally1 the ,ethics in           

,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app47 requires most high-level ,federal
 officials in all #c branches1 including
 the ,president1 ,vice ,president1      
cabinet members1 ,justices of the       
,supreme ,court1 and ,members of        
,congress1 to file annual financial     
disclosure statements4  7b7 ,purpose    
,the purpose of this ,act is to apply a 
code of ethics to ,justices who sit on  
the ,supreme ,court of the ,united      
,states1 being mindful of their         
preeminence in the ,federal judiciary4  
#c4 ,supreme ,court code of ethics ,the 
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
shall1 not later than #ahj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
promulgate a code of ethics for the     
,justices of the ,supreme ,court that   
shall include the #e canons of the ,code
 of ,conduct for ,united ,states ,judges
 adopted by the ,judicial ,conference of
 the ,united ,states1 with any          
amendments or modifications thereto that
 the ,supreme ,court determines         

appropriate4