Federal judges would face new limits on accepting gifts from outside sources.
Federal judges would face new limits on accepting gifts. This bill would stop judges from taking gifts worth more than $50 at once or more than $100 total from the same person in a year. It would also create ways to make sure these rules are followed and describe punishments for judges who break them.
Today, there is no specific federal law that broadly stops federal judges from accepting gifts above certain dollar amounts, though ethical guidelines exist. If this bill becomes law, federal judges would be legally banned from accepting gifts worth $50 or more, or gifts totaling over $100 from the same source in a year. New enforcement steps and penalties would also be put in place.
HR 9688 · 119th Congress · July 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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