# 119-hr-9784: Justice is BLIND Act of 2026

119-hr-9784, Justice is BLIND Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9784
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice is BLIND Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**This bill would require mandatory blind trusts for most federal judges' and their families' financial interests to limit conflicts of interest.** It focuses on quick asset transfers, public attestations, and short post-service limits on trust control. - Sitting and incoming federal and bankruptcy judges would have to transfer covered financial interests into a qualified blind trust within 90 days after enactment or within 90 days of being sworn in. - Spouses and dependent children are subject to the same placement rules, and compensation from a spouse's or dependent child's employer is excluded from the definition of covered financial interest. - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must publish attestations within 15 days after a trust is established, the law defines covered interests to include securities, commodities, futures, and derivatives while exempting diversified registered funds and U.S. Treasury securities, and it bars dissolving or controlling the trust for 180 days after a judge leaves office.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public attestation for blind trusts: benefit, low. This bill would require a judge to file a written attestation within 15 days after establishing a qualified blind trust. The attestation would say either that the trust was established and covered interests placed there, or that neither the judge nor a spouse or dependent child has any covered fina…
- Mandatory blind trusts for judges: mixed, low. This bill would require federal justices, judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges — and their spouses and dependent children — to place covered financial interests into a qualified blind trust. Covered interests would include securities, commodities, futures, and similar synthetic instrume…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9784)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9784 (as of 2026-09-30).