Support Supreme Court ethics, recusal, gift and travel transparency, and disclosure rules for lobbying and dark-money interests before the Court.

The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act: Requires 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;

Johnson's court-reform slate includes SCERT Act reforms covering ethics, recusal, gift and travel transparency, and disclosure of lobbying and dark-money interests.

Congressman Johnson Introduces Historic Bill To Prevent Judges, Justices From Trading Stocks | Congressman Hank Johnson
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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (Introduced 05/20/2025) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 05/20/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Tracker: Tip This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov lists Johnson as sponsor of H.R.3513 and shows the bill remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage, with no enactment shown.

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Actions - H.R.3513 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
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Require the Supreme Court to adopt rules requiring disclosure of gifts, travel, and income received by justices and law clerks that are at least as rigorous as the House and Senate disclosure rules; Require greater disclosure of amicus curiae funding; Require parties and amici curiae before the Supreme Court to disclose any recent gifts, travel, or reimbursements they’ve given to a justice; Require parties and amici curiae before the Supreme Court to disclose any lobbying or money they spent promoting a justice’s confirmation to the Court.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official release documents Johnson's concrete effort on gift, travel, amicus funding, lobbying, and confirmation-spending disclosure provisions matching the commitment, but it describes proposed legislation rather than enacted rules.

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Whitehouse, Johnson, Colleagues Reintroduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
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