US SR759 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-24 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-24 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that fair and impartial courts are essential to democracy and that people deserve to know who is behind monetary efforts to influence the composition of federal courts.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that dark money undermines the integrity of the judicial system and damages the perception that all people receive equal justice under law.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-24 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448) |
Subjects
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Public participation and lobbying
Supreme Court
Federal district courts
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Public participation and lobbying
Supreme Court
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/759/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres759/BILLS-116sres759is.pdf |
