3.0.0 486 2019-11-15T21:35:16Z 2019-11-15T21:35:16Z House H HR 2009-01-13 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T18:43:21Z Referred to 2009-01-13T17:31:45Z Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 111 220 S 2009-01-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-02-09 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. Committee 2009-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N Law Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Law 00 2009-01-13 Introduced in House 2011-02-22T20:27:27Z Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice. Sets a term of four years, which may be extended by additional reappointments. Authorizes the Chief Justice to remove an Inspector General from office.

Requires the Office, except with respect to the Supreme Court, to: (1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct in the Judicial Branch; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; and (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse.

Provides for whistleblower protection.

]]> Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 Display Title Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr486ih/xml/BILLS-111hr486ih.xml 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.