County:

Bill May 21, 2026

To amend section 1304 of title 31, United States Code to restrict payments for compromise settlements or awards.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8914 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8914 To amend section 1304 of title 31, United States Code to restrict payments for compromise settlements or awards. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Balint, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 1304 of title 31, United States Code to restrict payments for compromise settlements or awards. 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 Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH TRUMP, ET AL. V. IRS, ET AL. No Federal funds may be used to create or make payments to fund the compensation fund created by the settlement agreement entered into on May 18, 2026, in connection with the disposition of Trump, et al. v. IRS, et al., Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-20609-KMW, before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS FOR COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS OR AWARDS. Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) A compromise settlement or award may not be paid to-- ``(1) the President or Vice President; ``(2) the parent, spouse, child, or spouse of a child of the President or Vice President; ``(3) a presidentially-owned entity; ``(4) any member of the cabinet; ``(5) any individual who is employed by the Executive Office of the President who is paid at a rate of basic pay equivalent to or exceeding the GS

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8914

Zoe Lofgren U.S. Representative Cosponsor Becca Balint U.S. Representative Steve Cohen U.S. Representative Cosponsor Eleanor Norton U.S. Representative Cosponsor Johnny Olszewski U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jamie Raskin U.S. Representative Sponsor Shri Thanedar U.S. Representative Cosponsor Bennie Thompson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Yassamin Ansari U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nanette Barragán U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ami Bera U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ed Case U.S. Representative Cosponsor Joaquin Castro U.S. Representative Cosponsor J Correa U.S. Representative Cosponsor Joe Courtney U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jasmine Crockett U.S. Representative Cosponsor Madeleine Dean U.S. Representative Cosponsor Diana DeGette U.S. Representative Cosponsor Lois Frankel U.S. Representative Cosponsor Robert Garcia U.S. Representative Cosponsor Steven Horsford U.S. Representative Cosponsor Steny Hoyer U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sydney Kamlager-Dove U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ro Khanna U.S. Representative Cosponsor Rick Larsen U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sam Liccardo U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ted Lieu U.S. Representative Cosponsor Stephen Lynch U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jennifer McClellan U.S. Representative Cosponsor James McGovern U.S. Representative Cosponsor Seth Moulton U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jerrold Nadler U.S. Representative Cosponsor Joe Neguse U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ilhan Omar U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mary Scanlon U.S. Representative Cosponsor Terri Sewell U.S. Representative Cosponsor Adam Smith U.S. Representative Cosponsor Greg Stanton U.S. Representative Cosponsor Suhas Subramanyam U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dina Titus U.S. Representative Cosponsor Paul Tonko U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ritchie Torres U.S. Representative Cosponsor Bonnie Watson Coleman U.S. Representative Cosponsor James Walkinshaw U.S. Representative Cosponsor Lucy McBath U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sarah McBride U.S. Representative Cosponsor Grace Meng U.S. Representative Cosponsor Kelly Morrison U.S. Representative Cosponsor Wesley Bell U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski U.S. Representative Cosponsor Salud Carbajal U.S. Representative Cosponsor Kathy Castor U.S. Representative Cosponsor Gilbert Cisneros U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jason Crow U.S. Representative Cosponsor Maxine Dexter U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dan Goldman U.S. Representative Cosponsor Valerie Hoyle U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jared Huffman U.S. Representative Cosponsor Henry Johnson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Levin U.S. Representative Cosponsor Debbie Wasserman Schultz U.S. Representative Cosponsor Maxine Waters U.S. Representative Cosponsor Alma Adams U.S. Representative Cosponsor Gabe Amo U.S. Representative Cosponsor Adriano Espaillat U.S. Representative Cosponsor Lateefah Simon U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jonathan Jackson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Robin Kelly U.S. Representative Cosponsor Raja Krishnamoorthi U.S. Representative Cosponsor April McClain Delaney U.S. Representative Cosponsor Betty McCollum U.S. Representative Cosponsor Morgan McGarvey U.S. Representative Cosponsor Brittany Pettersen U.S. Representative Cosponsor Delia Ramirez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Deborah Ross U.S. Representative Cosponsor Andrea Salinas U.S. Representative Cosponsor Linda Sánchez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Janice Schakowsky U.S. Representative Cosponsor Hillary Scholten U.S. Representative Cosponsor Brad Sherman U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mark Takano U.S. Representative Cosponsor Norma Torres U.S. Representative Cosponsor Lori Trahan U.S. Representative Cosponsor Veronica Escobar U.S. Representative Cosponsor Adelita Grijalva U.S. Representative Cosponsor Pramila Jayapal U.S. Representative Cosponsor George Latimer U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dwight Evans U.S. Representative Cosponsor Laura Friedman U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jahana Hayes U.S. Representative Cosponsor Emily Randall U.S. Representative Cosponsor Kim Schrier U.S. Representative Cosponsor Donald Beyer U.S. Representative Cosponsor Brendan Boyle U.S. Representative Cosponsor Emanuel Cleaver U.S. Representative Cosponsor Suzan DelBene U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mark DeSaulnier U.S. Representative Cosponsor Bill Foster U.S. Representative Cosponsor Seth Magaziner U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dave Min U.S. Representative Cosponsor Joseph Morelle U.S. Representative Cosponsor Frank J Mrvan U.S. Representative Cosponsor Angie Craig U.S. Representative Cosponsor Chris Deluzio U.S. Representative Cosponsor William Keating U.S. Representative Cosponsor

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