Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 788.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023” on August 24, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 14, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2023 ↗

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59520

  CBO publication date

  August 24, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 788, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/788

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-339 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 9, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported January 9, 2024 ↗

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/339

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 788, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/788

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 22, February 2, 2023, Page H682):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defefense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress has the The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would codify a prior ban on legal settlements from the Justice Department that involve payouts to third- party groups, ensuring monies only go to affected parties or to…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 788, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/788

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 10, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  01fb754c8b039d2d9bca46de675ba363a0d416918736f99f2c1fb82dd16c6e05

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