# 119-s-5121: Supreme Court Ethics Act

119-s-5121, Supreme Court Ethics Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5121
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supreme Court Ethics Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Formal, enforceable ethics rules for the Supreme Court** would require the Court to publish a code of conduct and create an independent Ethics Investigations Counsel to handle complaints and investigations. The bill also directs the Judicial Conference to issue a code for all federal judges.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Court ethics office and recusal transparency: benefit, low. If enacted, the Supreme Court would have to appoint an Ethics Investigations Counsel within 90 days after it issues a code of conduct. The Counsel would serve a renewable four-year term, could be removed only for cause, and would adopt rules to enforce the Court's code. The Counsel would accept rep…
- New ethics codes for judges and justices: benefit, low. If enacted, the Judicial Conference would have to issue a code of conduct for every federal judge within 1 year. If enacted, the Supreme Court would have to issue a code of conduct for each Justice within 1 year. Each code would at minimum incorporate the existing disqualification rules in 28 U.S.C…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5121 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5121)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5121 (as of 2026-08-13).