1HOUSE · MAY 14, 2026
Passed the House
219–204PASSED
R 213–0 D 5–204 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 173 · 7 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Monitor Accountability Act
Official title: To provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 20, 2026
- Committee actionApr 22, 2026
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2026 · 219–204
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8365.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-635 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/635
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8365, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81e02e6535f5f2fc18664ef8395e17b0663adcb6ff2ceb3fafaf8f9f4141b38b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 69, April 20, 2026, Page H2996):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8365, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81e02e6535f5f2fc18664ef8395e17b0663adcb6ff2ceb3fafaf8f9f4141b38b
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 8365. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · May 14, 2026 · roll 172R 0–213 D 210–0 I 0–0210–213Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
- H.R. 6732 (119th) Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act
- H.R. 8466 (119th) TRUE Accountability Act
- H.R. 77 (119th) Midnight Rules Relief Act
- H.R. 60 (119th) Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025
- H.J.Res. 1 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine…
- H.J.Res. 139 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.
Related bills
- H.Res. 1275 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and…Procedurally related
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.