Roll Call: HR 1 overhaul would set new holiday and new rules for lobbyists, elections and justices
Roll Call: HR 1 overhaul would set new holiday and new rules for lobbyists, elections and justices
The House approved a sweeping political money, elections, influence and ethics measure Wednesday, but the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where it will trigger renewed debate over the legislative filibuster.
Championed by Democrats and dubbed HR 1 to symbolize its high priority, the overhaul package passed the House 220-210 in a late-night vote. …
The House Administration Committee held one hearing on the bill last week. The panel held a markup of it in the last Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi put the measure on a fast track, given that all House Democrats signed on as co-sponsors.
Given its sweeping scope, here are the details on five lesser-known provisions: …
Supreme code of ethics
Supreme Court justices would face a code of conduct in the bill that would institute new transparency and ethics rules.
It’s currently “the only federal court that is not bound by the judicial code of conduct,” said Stephen Spaulding, senior counsel of public policy and government affairs for Common Cause, which backs the overhaul.