US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
On 20 July 2023 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act to the full Senate. In the causal graph this event sets in motion Anti-corruption enforcement capacity, a driver that strengthens Corruption Perceptions Index — Georgia — an improving welfare path.
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On 20 July 2023 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act to the full Senate. Introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and chaired through committee by Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, the bill would require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct, create a mechanism to investigate alleged violations, tighten disclosure and recusal rules, and require justices to explain recusal decisions. The bill advanced out of committee but did not become law.
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- FactUS Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
- sets in motionDriverAnti-corruption enforcement capacity
- strengthensIndicators (4)Corruption Perceptions Index — Georgia
impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 20 July 2023 · verified
Advancing enforceable judicial-ethics rules would, if enacted, strengthen accountability; the committee step initiates that pressure.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.32 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.8)
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50 index score (0-100) · at the normal line (2025)
At normalAbove normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.24 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.6)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.4)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.12 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.3)
Observed
0.57 index score (0-1) · 0.23 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.5 index score (0-1) to 0.57 index score (0-1).
Above normal = better
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- FactUS Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
- sets in motionDriverAnti-corruption enforcement capacity
- strengthensIndicatorCorruption Perceptions Index — Georgia
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Factrail. (2026). US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gov-fact-scert-act-committee-advance-2023
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Accessed 15 October 2026.
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