Monitor Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2026
What it does
The Monitor Accountability Act would establish conditions for the appointment of court-ordered monitors overseeing state or local government conduct, including limits on fees, prohibitions on serving multiple monitorships or terms exceeding five years, requirements for public comment before appointment, mandatory annual accounting of services and fees made public, and case transfers after six years. It applies to monitors appointed by U.S. district courts and requires the Judicial Conference to set rules within 180 days of enactment, with retroactive provisions for existing long-term monitorships. The bill emphasizes encouraging pro bono or reduced-rate monitoring as a public service.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.