S4644Referred to Committee
A bill to provide for limitations on judgements, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-01
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 61.8% (322 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001150
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-01
Plain-English Summary
The federal government currently pays out settlements and judgments when it loses lawsuits, and this bill would set new limits on how much money can be awarded in these cases. The changes would affect anyone suing the federal government for damages, potentially reducing the compensation they could receive if they win their case. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4644 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4644 To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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