To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7692 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7692 To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Ivey, and Mr. Landsman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF ETHICS COUNSEL WITHIN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 678. Office of Ethics Counsel ``(a) The Office of Ethics Counsel.--The Chief Justice is authorized to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States-- ``(1) constituted by one chief ethics counsel who may employ such officers and employees, subject to the provisions of title 5, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; and ``(2) to advise and provide guidance to justices of the Supreme Court, and their spouses, on matters