3.0.0 3993 2022-11-01T13:50:21Z 2022-11-01T13:50:21Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 3993.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8[Page H7469]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-28T19:53:00Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:15:45Z AMICUS Act 116 1411 S 2019-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2019-08-28 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-07-25 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-07-30 False Law Accounting and auditing Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Federal appellate courts Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Judges Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Supreme Court Transportation costs Law 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2021-01-21T23:32:37Z Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act or the AMICUS Act

This bill requires certain disclosures from a person that files three or more amicus briefs in a calendar year in the Supreme Court or a U.S. court of appeals. Specifically, such a person must disclose the name of anyone who (1) contributed to the preparation or submission of the amicus brief, or (2) made certain monetary contributions to the person.

Persons that are subject to these requirements must register with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, which must make the registration information publicly available.

Such persons are also prohibited from making gifts or providing travel to any U.S. court of appeals judge or Supreme Court justice.

]]> AMICUS Act Display Title AMICUS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to require certain disclosures related to amicus activities. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced AMICUS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3993ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3993ih.xml 2019-08-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.