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S 4691 116th Congress Senate Law

Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2020

Introduced: September 24, 2020 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 24, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2020

This bill imposes limitations on settlement agreements to which the United States is a party.

With certain exceptions, the United States may not enter into a settlement agreement requiring a payment or loan to an individual or to an entity other than the United States. Exceptions to this prohibition include payments or loans that (1) are intended to directly remedy the harm caused by the paying party and suffered by the recipient, (2) are for services rendered in connection with the case, and (3) are going to a third party for claims against that same third party.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 24, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4691: Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4691/
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"S. 4691: Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4691/.
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S. 4691, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4691/.
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