S4705Referred to Committee

Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-08
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Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 77.3% (877 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-08

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer money to pay legal settlements in certain cases while also directing funding toward food assistance programs for low-income individuals and families. It affects how federal agencies handle lawsuit payouts and impacts people who rely on nutrition assistance benefits. The proposal is currently under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4705 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4705 To prohibit Federal funds from being used for certain legal financial settlements, to provide funding for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2026 Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being used for certain legal financial settlements, to provide funding for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 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 ``Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS BEING USED FOR CERTAIN LEGAL FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS; SNAP FUNDING. (a) In General.--No Federal funds, including amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Judgment Fund''), may be used by any Federal agency-- (1) for any legal financial settlement to the President or for the personal or political benefit of the President; or (2) to establish or maintain any commission, fund (including the ``Anti-Weaponization Fund'' announced by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026), or mechanism utilized to provide the compensation described in paragraph (1). (b) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $1,776,000,000 to address the high cost of groceries by funding the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). <all>
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