# 119-hr-9859: Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act

119-hr-9859, Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-09).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9859
- As of: 2026-08-09
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9859
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-09

## Summary

**Requires the Department of Labor to sign written, advance agreements and notify affected employers or contractors before providing "adverse assistance" to an attorney in a civil case.** It would also impose consolidated reporting to Congress with redacted agreement copies and detailed logs of information shared, communications, and meetings.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Labor Department must notify workers, employers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Labor Department to sign a written agreement with a person before giving 'adverse assistance.' The Department would give a copy to any employer or contractor directly and adversely impacted. The bill would define 'adverse assistance' as help given to an attorn…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9859 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9859)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9859 (as of 2026-08-09).