# 119-hr-1811: Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2025

119-hr-1811, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1811
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1811
- Congress: 119
- Title: Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**An independent Office of Inspector General for the federal judiciary** would be created to strengthen integrity, accountability, and compliance by conducting audits, independent investigations, and reporting to the Chief Justice and Congress.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Whistleblower protections for court workers: benefit, medium. If you work in the judicial branch, you would be protected from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing or helping an investigation. This would apply to officers, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors. If you are punished for speaking up, you could sue to get relief.
- How the court watchdog runs: benefit, low. The Chief Justice would appoint the Inspector General after consulting congressional leaders. The IG would serve four years, could be reappointed, and could be removed only with reasons sent to Congress. The IG would give a yearly report to the Chief Justice and Congress, and report quickly on urge…
- New watchdog for federal courts: mixed, medium. This bill would create an independent Inspector General for the federal courts. The office would audit and investigate waste, fraud, abuse, and alleged misconduct, including violations of the Supreme Court Justices’ code of conduct. Some judge-misconduct cases could start only after a circuit counc…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1811)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1811 (as of 2026-10-16).