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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2079| Senate 
| Updated: 6/16/2021
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021 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 or loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan, or (2) constitute a payment for services rendered in connection with the case or a payment that a court may order for restitution to victims in certain criminal cases or other persons in plea agreements. 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 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.
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Timeline
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4592)
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5773
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • June 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4592)


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5773
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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  • HR 117-5773: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021
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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2079| Senate 
| Updated: 6/16/2021
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021 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 or loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan, or (2) constitute a payment for services rendered in connection with the case or a payment that a court may order for restitution to victims in certain criminal cases or other persons in plea agreements. 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 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.
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Timeline
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4592)
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5773
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • June 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4592)


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5773
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5773: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations