S. 5036

119 S5036 IS: Judicial Integrity Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-20
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5036  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 20, 2026   Mr. Schiff  (for himself and  Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Judicial Integrity Act  .
2.
Acts affecting a personal financial interest
(a)
Judicial conflicts of interest
Section 208(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  of the United States Government,  the following:  of the judicial branch of the United States Government (including a Federal judge or a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States), .
(b)
Regulatory waiver
Section 208(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3), by striking  or  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (4), by striking  parties.  and inserting  parties; or  ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(5)
if, by regulation issued by the Judicial Conference of the United States applicable to all officers and employees of the judicial branch of the United States Government (including Federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court of the United States), with public notice and comment, the financial interest has been exempted from the requirements of subsection (a) as being too remote or too inconsequential to affect the integrity of the services of those officers and employees.
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