The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thu. voted to advance legislation instituting a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

The committee voted 11–10 to advance the bill to the Senate floor; Republicans unanimously opposed the bill. (WaPo)

What's in the bill? The bill would give the Court 180 days to adopt and publish a binding code of ethics. (NBC News)

The bill also allows for the public to submit ethics complaints against sitting Supreme Court justices. (WaPo)

What else? The bill would also set new hospitality and financial disclosure rules for sitting justices. (WaPo)

Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the bill to the committee this month. (NBC News)

The bill comes on the heels of reporting by ProPublica revealing several gifts given to sitting justices by GOP donors.

Durbin: "This legislation will be a crucial first step in restoring confidence in the court."

Public approval of the Court is at an all-time low: a June Quinnipiac poll found that 30% of voters approve of the Court.

Could the bill pass the Senate? It's unlikely: the bill needs 60 votes to bypass a likely Republican filibuster.

A floor vote is still up in the air: per Politico, Democratic leaders are "still weighing" whether to hold a floor vote.