H.R. 1059: To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 1059: To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-14 · Law · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-84.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 701 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1059 (2011-09-12), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-84. (final step reached)
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Official title
To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 15, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Revises the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend until December 31, 2017, the Judicial Conference's authority to redact financial disclosure reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if it finds that revealing personal and sensitive information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
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Official text
To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 701 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1059 (2011-09-12): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1059.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1059 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112