United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 522 (115th)
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
Introduced
13 January 2017
Last action
8 February 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], David Trott, Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5], Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Subjects
Environment, Budget
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement resolving a civil action on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments that remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or that constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. Government officials or agents who violate this prohibition may be removed from office or required to forfeit to the government any money they hold for such purposes to which they may otherwise be entitled. Federal agencies must report annually for seven years to the Congressional Budget Office about the parties, funding sources, and distribution of funds for their settlement agreements permitted by the exceptions in this bill. Agency inspectors general must report annually to Congress about any of their agency's settlement agreements that violate this bill.
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Timeline
13 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- David Trott · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/522
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/522
- us · 115-hr-522 · source updated 6 December 2025