HR9784Referred to Committee

To amend title 28, United States Code, to require justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts, and for other purposes.

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-20
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
Democrat · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (600 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000288

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Plain-English Summary

Federal judges and justices would be required to place certain financial assets into blind trusts—accounts they cannot see or control—to prevent conflicts of interest, with the same requirement applying to their spouses and dependent children. This rule aims to ensure that judges make decisions based on the law rather than personal financial gain by keeping them unaware of which companies or investments their money is in. The requirement would apply to Supreme Court justices, federal judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges across the country.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.