H.R. 3513: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025

What it does

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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.

Additionally, the bill

• expands the circumstances under which a Justice or judge must be disqualified; and

• requires the Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference to establish procedural rules for prohibiting the filing of or striking an amicus brief that would result in the disqualification of a Justice, judge, or magistrate judge.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 20, 2025).

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What has happened

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2025-05-20Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2025-05-20Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
2025-05-20Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

Rep. Gabe Amo D-RI-1
Rep. Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
Rep. Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
Rep. Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
Rep. Julia Brownley D-CA-26
Rep. Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
Rep. Greg Casar D-TX-35
Rep. Sean Casten D-IL-6
Rep. Judy Chu D-CA-28
Rep. Angie Craig D-MN-2
Rep. Jason Crow D-CO-6
Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
Rep. Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
Rep. Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
Rep. Dwight Evans D-PA-3
Rep. Cleo Fields D-LA-6
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher D-TX-7
Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11
Rep. Lois Frankel D-FL-22
Rep. Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA-42
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
Rep. Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
Rep. Al Green D-TX-9
Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CT-5
Rep. Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
Rep. Greg Landsman D-OH-1
Rep. Rick Larsen D-WA-2
Rep. John B. Larson D-CT-1
Rep. Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
Rep. Susie Lee D-NV-3
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM-3
Rep. Mike Levin D-CA-49
Rep. Ted Lieu D-CA-36
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
Rep. Seth Magaziner D-RI-2
Rep. Lucy McBath D-GA-6
Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA-4
Rep. Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
Rep. LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
Rep. Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
Rep. Christian D. Menefee D-TX-18
Rep. Robert Menendez D-NJ-8
Rep. Dave Min D-CA-47
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
Rep. Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
Rep. Joe Neguse D-CO-2
Rep. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
Rep. Johnny Olszewski D-MD-2
Rep. Chris Pappas D-NH-1
Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
Rep. Nellie Pou D-NJ-9
Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MA-7
Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL-5
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
Rep. Emily Randall D-WA-6
Rep. Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
Rep. Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
Rep. Kim Schrier D-WA-8
Rep. Brad Sherman D-CA-32
Rep. Mikie Sherrill D-NJ-11
Rep. Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
Rep. Adam Smith D-WA-9
Rep. Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
Rep. Greg Stanton D-AZ-4
Rep. Haley M. Stevens D-MI-11
Rep. Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA-15
Rep. Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2
Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
Rep. Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
Rep. Paul Tonko D-NY-20
Rep. Lauren Underwood D-IL-14
Rep. Juan Vargas D-CA-52
Rep. Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
Rep. James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43
Rep. Nikema Williams D-GA-5
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24