# 119-hr-8365: Monitor Accountability Act

119-hr-8365, Monitor Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8365
- Congress: 119
- Title: Monitor Accountability Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would impose new accountability and transparency rules for court-appointed monitors.** It would cap fees, limit terms, require public notice and comment, and force annual public accountings and judge transfers for long-running monitors. - Monitors: The Judicial Conference of the United States (JCUS) would set maximum fee rates and require pro bono or reduced-rate options. Individuals could not hold more than one monitorship at a time and could not serve longer than 5 years. - Courts and cases: Before appointing a monitor courts must give public notice and allow comment. Revisions to a monitorship require a hearing and may only change requirements where the subject has not achieved substantial and sustained compliance. Cases with monitors in place for 6 years would be transferred to another judge. - Transparency for communities: Monitors must file an annual accounting of services and fees that the court must publish. For monitorships active 6 years at enactment the bill requires a new monitor within 180 days and a judge transfer within one year.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 210 | 213 |
| 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 219 | 204 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Six‑year reset for long monitorships: benefit, low. This bill would set timing rules for long‑running monitorships. If a monitorship has already lasted 6 years when this bill is enacted, a new monitor would be appointed within 180 days, and the case would move to another judge within 1 year after enactment. Going forward, if a monitorship is still i…
- Public input and fee caps for monitors: mixed, low. This bill would set new rules for court‑appointed monitors of state or local governments. Courts would have to post a proposed monitor’s name and let the public comment before any appointment. A person would be limited to one monitorship at a time, for no longer than 5 years, with no reappointment…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8365 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8365)

## Related
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-116)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8365 (as of 2026-09-21).