# 119-s-1814: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025

119-s-1814, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1814
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Creates a mandatory, public code of conduct for the Supreme Court and federal judges.** The bill would add clear disclosure, recusal, complaint, and amicus disclosure rules to increase transparency and oversight across the federal judiciary.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader rules for judge disqualification: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand disqualification rules and duties. If enacted, judges would have to check and disclose personal and fiduciary financial interests of themselves, spouses, and minor children in the household. If enacted, judges must disqualify when they know a party or affiliate lob…
- New public ethics codes for judges: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Supreme Court and Judicial Conference to issue mandatory codes of conduct within 180 days. If enacted, the Counselor to the Chief Justice would set rules on acceptance and disclosure of gifts, income, and reimbursements that at minimum match Senate and House r…
- Stricter disclosure for amici and parties: benefit, medium. If enacted, amicus briefs would have to list anyone who helped prepare the brief and larger funders who gave at least 3% of the amicus's gross revenue or more than $100,000 in the prior year. If enacted, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts would run an annual audit for amicus disclosure co…
- Sworn complaints and judge investigations: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create sworn complaint procedures for Supreme Court justices with signature, contact, facts, and a perjury affirmation. If enacted, complaints would go to a five-judge Judicial Investigation Panel of circuit chief judges that could hold hearings, take sworn testimony, and…
- Regular studies and audits of recusal: benefit, low. If enacted, the Federal Judicial Center would study compliance with recusal rules within 180 days and then every two years. If enacted, the Center must keep records when judges are not assigned or later disqualify and send reports to Congress by April 1 after each study. If enacted, the Comptroller…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1814 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1814)

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- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1814 (as of 2026-10-09).