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S4167-118

Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 18, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF4435407B98246A08018B1F256D9E5C7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024.
  • Section H6D47BA4975464B30A8B65F036E2EB6FB: 2. Inspector general for the judicial branch Part III of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 60INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR...
  • Section HC502340D47A340CAB4848ECC6BFE229F: 1021. Establishment There is established for the judicial branch of the Government the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch (in this chapter...
  • Section H5EFCD423BCA64E9D8810154538662E79: 1022. Appointment, term, and removal of Inspector General The head of the Office shall be the Inspector General, who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of...
  • Section HB4E02C09EECF419C9768B21651CA041: 1023. Duties With respect to the judicial branch, the Office shall— conduct investigations of alleged misconduct in the judicial branch (other than the United...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Sponsors

Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

D-CT | Primary Sponsor

6 cosponsors

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Welch, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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