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H.R. 788: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

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H.R. 788: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-02 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 6 (2024): On Motion to Recommit, HR788 (2024-01-11), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

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Official text

Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr788.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 (2023-08-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Scott Perry (R-PA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Ben Cline (R-VA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Russell Fry (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr788 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118