Bill stops federal groups from sending lawsuit money to charities.
S. 4978 — Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026 · Filed by Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill says federal workers cannot end lawsuits by giving money to charities or groups. Money can only go to charities if it pays victims for harm. Money can only go to charities if it pays for case services. Workers who break this rule face penalties. Agencies must report and check all lawsuit payments every year for seven years.
Who it affects
Federal agencies that end lawsuits are affected. Charities and groups that get lawsuit money are affected. People who use programs paid by lawsuit money are affected.
One thing to notice
The bill stops a common way lawsuit money reaches charities and programs. After seven years, agencies stop reporting, so Congress may not see how lawsuit money is spent.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,052 characters) on Nov 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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