Bill Sponsor
House Bill 788
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Jan 11, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 2, 2023
Latest Action
Jan 16, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
788
Congress
118
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
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House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (0)
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Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
7
House Roll Call Votes
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Connecticut
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Georgia
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Idaho
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Louisiana
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Summary

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.

Text (4)
January 16, 2024
January 11, 2024
January 9, 2024
February 2, 2023
Amendments (2)
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Actions (20)
01/16/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
01/11/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/11/2024
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 197 (Roll no. 7).
01/11/2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 197 (Roll no. 7).