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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2018 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual. </p>]]></text>
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