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Law and JusticeH.R. 8365Comments

Monitor Accountability Act

Official title: To provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish conditions on the appointment of monitors to oversee state and local governmental entities. A monitor is an independent official appointed to oversee corrective reforms as part of a civil settlement agreement or consent decree, such as to remedy a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing.

Among the conditions, this bill requires notice and an opportunity for public comment prior to the appointment of a monitor, limits an individual to one monitor appointment at a time, sets a five-year term limit for monitors, and requires a public accounting of the fees charged and services provided by the monitor. It also caps fees and explicitly authorizes the use of pro bono services.

In 2021, the Department of Justice began implementing a set of principles and specific recommendations regarding the use of monitors in civil settlement agreements and consent decrees involving state and local governmental entities, including recommendations relating to term limits, capping fees, and public accountability.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3480-3486)
  3. Floor Vote
  4. Passed the House
  5. House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
  6. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-635.
  7. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  9. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  10. Introduced
  11. Committee

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