[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOLDMAN of New York:
       H.R. 8609.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress 
     has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into the Execution for the foregoing 
     Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in 
     the Government of the United States, or any Department or 
     Officer thereof.''
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill authorizes the Chief Justice to (1) establish an 
     Office of Ethics Counsel to advise justices on ethical 
     matters, and (2) establish an Office of Investigative Counsel 
     within the Court to probe potential instances of ethical 
     impropriety by justices and report to Congress on compliance.