U.S. House of Representatives Passes Congressman Gooden's Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Congressman Gooden's Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act
This week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 788, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023, a significant step toward ending the practice of misappropriating settlement funds in civil cases.
During the Obama administration the Department of Justice began reallocating funds from court settlements toward partisan, third-party, organizations, circumventing Congressional authority.
This landmark legislation prohibits government officials from directing settlement funds from civil actions to third-party entities, ensuring these funds are used to compensate victims or return to the government.
You can watch the full floor proceedings here.
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