119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 20, 2025
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 20, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 20, 2025)
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
This bill makes various changes related to the ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements, and recusal requirements that apply to Supreme Court Justices.
Among the changes, the bill requires the Supreme Court to
• adopt a code of conduct for Justices and establish procedures to receive and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct;
• adopt rules governing the disclosure of gifts, income, or reimbursements received by the Justices and law clerks that are at least as rigorous as the House and Senate disclosure rules; and
• establish procedural rules requiring each party or amicus to disclose any gift, income, or reimbursement provided to Justices.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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14 citations.
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC CITIZEN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$133,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Ban congressional stock trading (HR5106, HR 6731, HR7008), Banning congressional stock trading (S1879), TERM Act, term limits and ethics for the Supreme Court (HR3513, HR3544), Ban congressional stock trading activity (S2877), Supreme Court ethics (HR3513, S1814),End election gambling on prediction markets (S4226),Prohibit g…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) -HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) -HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) -HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…islation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. Supported H.R. 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025. Supported H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025. Opposed S.4795, the FREEDOM Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…oreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…om to Vote Act. Supported the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14). Supported legislation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. Supported H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025. Supported H.Res.1384, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC CITIZEN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$99,577
Spent on own lobbying
…ns re: anti-corruption reforms & Special Government Employees & WH Ballroom Project oversight, FAIR Elections Act (No number yet), Supreme Court ethics (S1814, HR3513), Regulating gambling on predictive markets (S4017), Support of SuperPAC Disclosure legislation , Supreme Court ethics reforms (HR1074, HR 3513, S1814).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…om to Vote Act. Supported the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14). Supported legislation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. Supported H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 2, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…oreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 11, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…oreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$280,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Emergencies Solved Act of 2025). Supported S.2838, the Protecting Our Democracy Act. Supported legislation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. Supported H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC CITIZEN
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$73,000
Spent on own lobbying
Ban congressional stock trading (HR5106, S1879), Supreme Court code of ethics, term limits (HR3513, S1814), Johnson amendment. Ban 501(C)3s from political activity. (No number yet), Johnson amendment, prohibiting churches from politicking (No number yet), Re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…oreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Emergencies Solved Act of 2025). Supported S.2838, the Protecting Our Democracy Act. Supported legislation to expand and rebalance the Supreme Court. Supported H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 10, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…oreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernizatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing