# 118-hr-788: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

118-hr-788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-788
- Congress: 118
- Title: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2023-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 189 | 205 |
| 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 211 | 197 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-788 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/788)

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