H.R. 3513, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025, establishes new ethical standards and transparency requirements for Supreme Court justices and federal judges. The bill requires the Supreme Court to adopt a formal ethics code within six months, create a public process for filing ethics complaints, and adopt gift and financial disclosure rules matching congressional standards, while also expanding when justices must step aside from cases based on parties' prior lobbying contacts or campaign contributions. The legislation mandates that courts publicly disclose all recusal decisions and their reasons, creates an independent review panel to evaluate a judge's refusal to recuse themselves, and requires lawyers and parties to report gifts, income, and lobbying activities they provided to justices within the prior two years. Additionally, amicus briefs must identify major financial backers, and the Federal Judicial Center and Government Accountability Office will monitor compliance and report to Congress every two years on how effectively these new recusal rules are being followed.
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