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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4645 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4645

    To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise 
    settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 1, 2026

 Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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 ``No Payouts for Political Insiders 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO THE ANTI-WEAPONIZATION 
              FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) No funds shall be authorized for a judgment, award, 
compromise settlement, interest, or costs for payments administered 
under the Anti-Weaponization Fund arising pursuant to the settlement 
agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. 
Fla.) to:
            ``(1) The President.
            ``(2) The Vice President.
            ``(3) Any individual employed by the principal campaign 
        committee, authorized committee, or a connected organization 
        (as those terms are defined in section 301 of the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101)) of the 
        President or Vice President.
            ``(4) Any other covered executive branch official, as 
        defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C. 
        1602).
            ``(5) A United States Senator, a Representative in 
        Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner 
        from Puerto Rico.
            ``(6) An officer or employee of the Congress whose 
        compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the 
        Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
        Representatives.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) With respect to any payment administered under the 
        Anti-Weaponization Fund arising pursuant to the settlement 
        agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-
        20609 (S.D. Fla.), not later than 180 days in advance of a 
        payment, the name of the recipient, the amount, a complete 
        summary of the basis of the claim, and the name of counsel of 
        the claimant.''.
    (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.
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No Payouts for Political Insiders Act

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