Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025

Key Points

• Would require the Supreme Court to create a written code of conduct within 180 days, with public notice and a chance for public comment.
• Would put the Supreme Court’s ethics rules online in a searchable, downloadable format, so the public can more easily see the standards justices follow.
• Would create a way for people to file ethics complaints about a Supreme Court justice, with complaints reviewed by a randomly picked panel of 5 chief circuit judges that can investigate and issue reports.
• Would tighten when justices and other federal judges must step aside from cases, including when a party had lobbying contact with them or spent substantial funds supporting their nomination, or when certain gifts or income were received within the prior 6 years.
• Would require more disclosure from parties and friend-of-the-court filers about gifts, income, reimbursements, and certain nomination-related lobbying, and would require audits and regular studies reported to Congress.