Support requiring federal judges, Supreme Court justices, magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges, and their immediate family members to place covered financial assets into qualified blind trusts.

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Georgia · Democratic

policy impact 0.80 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 9784, sponsored by Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr., with the title requiring justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts. Last action: introduced and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 20, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Johnson took concrete same-term action by introducing a bill that matches the blind-trust commitment; the official record still shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 9784 (IH) - Justice is Beneficial Limitation on Investments and Necessary Disclosure Act of 2026
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The introduced bill text requires covered federal judicial officers and their spouses or dependent children to place covered financial interests into a qualified blind trust within 90 days after enactment or being sworn in, with written attestations published by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text closely matches the promise’s substance, covering Supreme Court justices, federal judges, magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges, spouses, dependent children, covered financial interests, qualified blind trusts, deadlines, and public attestations.

partial same_term A for effort

Text of H.R. 9784, Justice is BLIND Act of 2026, Introduced in House
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Johnson introduced H.R. 9784, the Justice is BLIND Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress on July 20, 2026. The bill closely matches the promise by requiring Supreme Court justices, federal judges, magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges, and spouses/dependent children to place covered financial assets into qualified blind trusts. However, the official status remains introduction and referral to the House Judiciary Committee, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment. That is meaningful same-term support and legislative effort, but the promised requirement has not become federal law.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%