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Monitor Accountability Act

What This Means

Monitor Accountability Act 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.

Vote Record

No: 48Yes: 52
Gwen MooreDistrict 4Representative
No
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
No
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
No
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Celeste MaloyDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Sheri BiggsDistrict 3Representative
No
Sheri BiggsDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
No
Celeste MaloyDistrict 2Representative
No
Ryan MackenzieDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Sharice DavidsDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Alma S. AdamsDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Robert B. AderholtDistrict 4Representative
No
Gabe AmoDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Don BaconDistrict 2Representative
No
Becca BalintRepresentative
Yes
Andy BarrDistrict 6Representative
No
Nicholas J. BegichRepresentative
No
Jack BergmanDistrict 1Representative
No
James ComerDistrict 1Representative
No
Sanford D. BishopDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Emanuel CleaverDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Robert P. BresnahanDistrict 8Representative
No
Yvette D. ClarkeDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Herbert C. ConawayDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Angie CraigDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Gabe EvansDistrict 8Representative
No
Shomari FiguresDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Monica De La CruzDistrict 15Representative
No
Lauren BoebertDistrict 4Representative
No
Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30Representative
Yes
Warren DavidsonDistrict 8Representative
No
Randy FeenstraDistrict 4Representative
No
Glenn GrothmanDistrict 6Representative
No
Josh GottheimerDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Brandon GillDistrict 26Representative
No
H. Morgan GriffithDistrict 9Representative
No
Brett GuthrieDistrict 2Representative
No
Chrissy HoulahanDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Jimmy GomezDistrict 34Representative
Yes
Ryan MackenzieDistrict 7Representative
No
Laura GillenDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Harriet M. HagemanRepresentative
No
Mark HarrisDistrict 8Representative
No
Hakeem S. JeffriesDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Mike JohnsonDistrict 4Representative
No
Jim JordanDistrict 4Representative
No
Steven HorsfordDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Maggie GoodlanderDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Virginia FoxxDistrict 5Representative
No
Marcy KapturDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Pramila JayapalDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Michael CloudDistrict 27Representative
No
Sean CastenDistrict 6Representative
Yes
William R. KeatingDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Robert E. LattaDistrict 5Representative
No
Wesley HuntDistrict 38Representative
No
Clay HigginsDistrict 3Representative
No
Summer L. LeeDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Frank D. LucasDistrict 3Representative
No
Kristen McDonald RivetDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Lucy McBathDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Jennifer L. McClellanDistrict 4Representative
Yes
David KustoffDistrict 8Representative
No
Gregory W. MeeksDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Chris PappasDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Barry MooreDistrict 1Representative
No
Nellie PouDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Seth MoultonDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Dan NewhouseDistrict 4Representative
No
Susie LeeDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Betty McCollumDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Mike HaridopolosDistrict 8Representative
No
Grace MengDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Michael LawlerDistrict 17Representative
No
Dave MinDistrict 47Representative
Yes
Darren SotoDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Ann WagnerDistrict 2Representative
No
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Terri A. SewellDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Dina TitusDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Christopher H. SmithDistrict 4Representative
No
Adam SmithDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Emily RandallDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Pete StauberDistrict 8Representative
No
Elise M. StefanikDistrict 21Representative
No
Jason SmithDistrict 8Representative
No
William R. TimmonsDistrict 4Representative
No
Jefferson Van DrewDistrict 2Representative
No
Gabe VasquezDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Marc A. VeaseyDistrict 33Representative
Yes
Eugene Simon VindmanDistrict 7Representative
Yes
James R. WalkinshawDistrict 11Representative
Yes
Adrian SmithDistrict 3Representative
No
Kim SchrierDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Steve ScaliseDistrict 1Representative
No
Glenn ThompsonDistrict 15Representative
No
Gwen MooreDistrict 4Representative
Yes

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