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Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3378| Senate 
| Updated: 12/13/2021
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 This bill requires federal agencies to submit certain settlement agreements to Congress and allows Congress to disapprove of such agreements. The bill applies to proposed voluntary compromise settlements that include (1) a financial award paid by an agency that is more than $10 million aggregated across all similarly situated cases or legal claims against the agency, or (2) an agreement to modify or alter an agency rule. Before an agency may enter into such an agreement, the agency must submit to Congress a report that includes specified information, such as the terms and class of claimants covered by the agreement. The bill (1) specifies the effect of passage of a joint resolution of disapproval related to such an agreement, and (2) provides for an expedited procedure for such resolutions.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • December 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3378| Senate 
| Updated: 12/13/2021
Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 This bill requires federal agencies to submit certain settlement agreements to Congress and allows Congress to disapprove of such agreements. The bill applies to proposed voluntary compromise settlements that include (1) a financial award paid by an agency that is more than $10 million aggregated across all similarly situated cases or legal claims against the agency, or (2) an agreement to modify or alter an agency rule. Before an agency may enter into such an agreement, the agency must submit to Congress a report that includes specified information, such as the terms and class of claimants covered by the agreement. The bill (1) specifies the effect of passage of a joint resolution of disapproval related to such an agreement, and (2) provides for an expedited procedure for such resolutions.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • December 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted