Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 13, 2021)
Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021
This bill requires federal agencies to submit certain settlement agreements to Congress and allows Congress to disapprove of such agreements.
The bill applies to proposed voluntary compromise settlements that include (1) a financial award paid by an agency that is more than $10 million aggregated across all similarly situated cases or legal claims against the agency, or (2) an agreement to modify or alter an agency rule.
Before an agency may enter into such an agreement, the agency must submit to Congress a report that includes specified information, such as the terms and class of claimants covered by the agreement.
The bill (1) specifies the effect of passage of a joint resolution of disapproval related to such an agreement, and (2) provides for an expedited procedure for such resolutions.
What just happenedDec 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 13, 2021
- Dec 13, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Dec 13, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate