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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

Introduced: February 2, 2023 Introduced by: Tuberville, Tommy Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2023
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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.

What's happening now February 2, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 788 Identical bill Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 9, 2023
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 2, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 2, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 2, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 225: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-225/
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"S. 225: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-225/.
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S. 225, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-225/.
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[S. 225: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-225/)
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