A bill to provide for limitations on judgements, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.

[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>