Support increasing transparency around amicus-based judicial lobbying.

AMICUS Act : Brings transparency to amicus-based judicial lobbying for the first time;

Johnson's court-reform slate includes legislation to make amicus-based judicial lobbying more transparent.

Congressman Johnson Introduces Historic Bill To Prevent Judges, Justices From Trading Stocks | Congressman Hank Johnson
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“Effective (no earlier than) December 1, 2027” “Approved by Standing Committee (June 2026 unless otherwise noted)” “The proposed amendments to Rule 29 set forth in renumbered Rule 29(a)-(d) would expand the disclosure obligations in amicus briefs”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, an official federal rules agenda book showed the amicus-disclosure proposal had advanced to Standing Committee approval but was not yet effective or final, supporting a partial/unresolved implementation status rather than completed enactment.

partial unknown A for effort

2026-09_bankruptcy_rules_committee_agenda_book_0.pdf
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“Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill” “To amend title 28, United States Code, to require certain disclosures related to amicus activities.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo bill text documents Johnson personally introducing the AMICUS Act, a concrete legislative effort to require disclosures related to amicus activity and therefore to support transparency around amicus-based judicial lobbying.

partial later_term A for effort

BILLS-116hr3993ih.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%