H.R. 788Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

2 recorded actions297 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lance Gooden [R-TX-05]
Cosponsors: 16 · 16 Republicans
Policy area: Law
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Jan 16, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
Passed the HouseJan 11, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 788 as introduced in House on Feb 2, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 11, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 11, 2024

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House Jan 11, 2024 · the primary vote

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211 Yea 197 Nay 24 not voting

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All members432 members

Democratic213 members

Republican219 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors16 · 16 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 788 and vote against it. 13 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 788Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

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How every member votedHouse roll call 7

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How the chamber split

Cosponsors16 · 16 Republicans

H.R. 788Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 7882 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 7

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How the chamber split

Cosponsors16 · 16 Republicans

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