S 3900
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2022
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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