S. 3059 · 117th Congress · enacted
Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act
Became Public Law No: 117-125.
Latest official action 2022-05-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act This bill requires federal judicial officers, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges to file periodic transaction reports disclosing certain securities transactions. The bill also requires online publication of judicial financial disclosure reports. Specifically, the bill requires federal judicial officers, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges to file reports within 45 days after a purchase, sale, or exchange that exceeds $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities. Additionally, the bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a searchable internet database of judicial financial disclosure reports. The office must, within 90 days of the date by which a report must be filed, make the report available on the database in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format. The bill does not require the immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if the Judicial Conference finds that revealing personal and sensitive formation could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
Congressional Research Service · 2022-05-13
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Cruz
Senate · TX · Republican
$529,115PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jon Ossoff
Senate · GA · Democratic
$879,306PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$27,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$27,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,200
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$25,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $14,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJSTREETPAC$24,969
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$24,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $11,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$21,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
ALSOPAC$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$20,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$20,000
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GIDDY UP PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HAWAII PAC$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$20,000
LIFTOFF PAC$20,000
LOBO PAC$20,000
M-PAC$20,000
MITTEN PAC$20,000
MOTOR CITY PAC$20,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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