Congressman Johnson’s Legislation on Supreme Court Ethics, Recusals to Be Marked Up in Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 11, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) bill – H.R. 7647, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act – will be marked up in the House Judiciary Committee.

It's one of four bills that will be taken up by the Committee for consideration to move to the full House for a vote.

Original cosponsors include, Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY), Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Mike Quigley (IL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law David Cicilline (RI) and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Rep. Mondaire Jones (NY).

WHO: House Judiciary Committee members;

WHEN: Wednesday, May 11 at 10 AM to 6 PM.

WHERE: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually here: https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4928

WHY: This hearing will allow members to consider the impact of the Supreme Court's lack of a clearly applicable code of ethics and examine other reforms that could promote transparency and accountability for the highest court. The bill will require justices of the Supreme Court to adopt and follow a code of ethics, places transparency standards on gifts and travel, codifies recusal standards and requires the court to disclose lobbying and dark money interests before it.

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