US Congress Senate Bill 3050 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement resolving a civil action 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 for payments that remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or that constitute 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.

Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016

Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB5063 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3050/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3050/BILLS-114s3050is.pdf