Monitor Accountability Act

This bill would require the Judicial Conference of the United States to set rules, within 180 days, for how federal district courts appoint monitors who oversee the conduct of a state or local government under a court order. Monitors could not charge more than maximum rates set by the Judicial Conference, could hold only one monitorship at a time, and could serve no more than 5 years without reappointment under the same order. Courts would have to take public comment before appointing a monitor, and monitors would file yearly public accountings of their services and fees. Cases with a monitorship lasting 6 years would be transferred to another judge, and existing monitorships of 6 years or more would get a new monitor.

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Sponsors

• John Kennedy Republican sponsor
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