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S 1584 — A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

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This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to the bill S 1584 involve the removal of the introductory line indicating that the bill was introduced in the Senate and the addition of a report date and status. This means the bill is now presented as having been reported out of committee without amendments, which reflects its progression in the legislative process.

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1584 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1584 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
1584 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
242 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1584 [Report No.
115-172] To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs October 16, 2017 Reported by Mr.
Johnson, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
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Calendar No.
242 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1584 [Report No.
115-172] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ October 16, 2017 Reported without amendment
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The bill removes a specific subparagraph from the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 regarding financial disclosure reports and makes technical amendments to punctuation.

  • Section 105(b)(3)

    subparagraph (E)

    Removes the entire subparagraph (E), which likely deals with the requirements for redaction in financial disclosures.

  • Section 105(b)(1)

    the second comma after ``as the case may be''

    Fixes punctuation by removing an incorrectly placed comma.

  • Section 105(b)(1)

    the third sentence → a comma after ``as the case may be''

    Adds a necessary comma for clarity in the sentence structure.

Action History

  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-172.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

  4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1584 do?
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
Who sponsors S 1584?
S 1584 is sponsored by Johnson, Ron (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1584?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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