H.R. 6017: Twenty-First Century Courts Act
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H.R. 6017: Twenty-First Century Courts Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-28 · Law · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Twenty-First Century Courts Act
Plain summary
Twenty-First Century Courts Act This bill requires that certain information regarding Supreme Court Justices, federal judges, and court proceedings be made publicly available. It also requires the Supreme Court to establish a code of ethics for Justices. If a Justice or judge disqualifies himself or herself from a case, the relevant court must publish on its website a notice explaining the circumstances of the disqualification, with exceptions for health and privacy concerns. In addition, the financial disclosure of each Justice and judge must be available on a public website. Audio recordings of public proceedings before the Supreme Court or a federal court of appeals must be made available online in real time to the extent practicable. The recordings must remain available online for specified lengths of time. Additionally, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must establish a single system for all public federal court records. The system must be publicly accessible at no cost.
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Twenty-First Century Courts Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6017.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr6017 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116