3.0.0 3385 2022-12-30T03:34:01Z 2022-12-30T03:34:01Z Senate S 2021-12-14 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-12-14T19:43:38Z AMICUS Act 117 6266 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 21st Century Courts Act of 2022 117 7426 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 21st Century Courts Act of 2022 117 4010 S 2022-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2021-12-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-12-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-12-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-12-14 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-12-14 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-12-14 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-12-14 True Law Civil actions and liability Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Judges Judicial procedure and administration Supreme Court Law 00 2021-12-14 Introduced in Senate 2022-07-18T23:37:58Z Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act or the AMICUS Act

This bill requires certain disclosures in relation to amicus briefs (i.e., briefs that are filed by those who are not a party to a case but have an interest in the case).

Specifically, each amicus brief that is filed in a U.S. court of appeals or the Supreme Court must list the name of any person who contributed (1) to the preparation or submission of the brief, (2) at least 3% of the gross annual revenue of the entity filing the brief for the previous year, or (3) more than $100,000 in the previous year to the filer. Such requirements do not apply to routine commercial transactions that are unrelated to amicus brief filings.

The bill also prohibits those who file amicus briefs from giving gifts or providing travel to a judge of a U.S. court of appeals or a justice of the Supreme Court, except for reimbursements for travel expenses in relation to law school appearances.

Violators are subject to civil penalties.

]]> AMICUS Act Display Title AMICUS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced AMICUS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require certain disclosures related to amicus activities. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3385is/xml/BILLS-117s3385is.xml 2021-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.