Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 2, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments that (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment, or (2) constitute a payment for services rendered in connection with the case.
Government officials or agents who violate this prohibition may be removed from office or required to forfeit to the government any money they hold for such purposes to which they may otherwise be entitled.
Agencies must report annually for seven years to the Congressional Budget Office about the parties, funding sources, and distribution of funds for their settlement agreements permitted by the exceptions in this bill. The Office of Inspector General for each agency must also report annually on any settlement agreements that violate the bill's requirements.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Feb 9, 2023, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Feb 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 788 | Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jan 16, 2024 |
Subjects
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- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Law
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
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