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Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Palmer, Gary J. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 29, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9722-9723)
Nov 29, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6777.
Nov 29, 2018
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 29, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9722-9723)
Nov 29, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9722-9723)
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 813.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1046.
Sep 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2019

This bill requires executive agencies to submit information regarding settlement agreements to a public database. Specifically, an agency must submit information regarding any settlement agreement (including a consent decree) entered into by the agency related to an alleged violation of federal law. If an agency determines that information regarding an agreement must remain confidential to protect the public interest, the agency must publish an explanation of why the information is confidential.

What's happening now December 3, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6777: Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6777/
MLA
"H.R. 6777: Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6777/.
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H.R. 6777, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6777/.
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[H.R. 6777: Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6777/)
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