H.R. 9784 119th Congress House

Justice is BLIND Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to require justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: July 20, 2026 Introduced by: Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 20, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now July 20, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
for PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 6

Simon, Lateefah

California · Sep 28, 2026

Pou, Nellie

New Jersey · Jul 30, 2026

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Jul 20, 2026

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Jul 20, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jul 20, 2026

Ramirez, Delia C.

Illinois · Jul 20, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9784: Justice is BLIND Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9784/

MLA

"H.R. 9784: Justice is BLIND Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9784/.

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H.R. 9784, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9784/.

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