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To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Summary
- Prohibits federal funds from being authorized for judgments, awards, compromise settlements, interest, or costs in lawsuits or claims filed by the President or Vice President.
- Applies to any pending case or cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Jun 1, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 1, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 1, 2026
Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Drain the Slush Fund Act”.
SEC. 2. JUDGMENTS, AWARDS, AND COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS.
(a) In General.—Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) No judgment, award, compromise settlement, interest, or costs shall be authorized for payments that arise out of a lawsuit or claim filed by the President or Vice President.”.
(b) Applicability.—This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025. <all>
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