S 4444
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2022
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 that is not a party to a dispute. The bill provides exceptions to allow certain payments, including those that (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment, and (2) constitute a payment for services rendered in connection with the case.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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