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S. 5036

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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit officers and employees of the judiciary from engaging in official acts affecting personal financial interests.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 20, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
July 20, 2026
Cosponsors (3)
3D 0R
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The Judicial Integrity Act amends federal conflict-of-interest law to explicitly prohibit federal judges and Supreme Court justices from taking official actions that affect their personal financial interests. Currently, the law applies this restriction to executive branch officials but does not clearly include the judicial branch. The bill closes this gap by extending the conflict-of-interest rules to all judicial officers and employees. It also allows the Judicial Conference of the United States to exempt certain financial interests from these rules through a formal regulatory process with public notice and comment if those interests are deemed too remote or minor to compromise judicial integrity. The legislation addresses concerns about potential conflicts of interest within the federal court system and aims to strengthen public confidence in the judiciary's impartiality.

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