S4703Referred to Committee

Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Health Care Costs Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-08
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Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 76.5% (831 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 legislation would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer money to pay legal settlements in cases where the government is sued, with some exceptions. This would affect federal agencies and departments that currently use budget funds to resolve lawsuits brought against them by individuals or organizations. The bill aims to change how the government handles the financial costs of legal disputes.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4703 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4703 To prohibit Federal funds from being used for certain legal financial settlements, 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, 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 Health Care Costs Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS BEING USED FOR CERTAIN LEGAL FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS. (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 Health and Human Services $1,776,000,000, to address health care costs through funding for the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), including funding to eliminate the funding and eligibility cuts enacted in Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''). <all>
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