# 119-hr-10764: Executive Settlement Review Act

119-hr-10764, Executive Settlement Review Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10764
- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10764
- Congress: 119
- Title: Executive Settlement Review Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Creates a strict, public review process for large settlements involving senior executive officials.** This bill would require special court review, public notice and comment, and tighter disclosure and evidentiary checks before monetary or nonmonetary relief of $250,000 or more can be awarded to covered persons. - Applies to specific covered people and closely affiliated entities. It names the President, Vice President, cabinet members, Executive Office of the President staff paid at or above GS-15, presidential political appointees, special government employees retained by the President, former holders of those roles, their parents, spouses, children, and entities tied to them. - Creates a specialized litigation pathway. Suits for covered relief would go to a three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with appeals to the D.C. Circuit and the court must review settlements for reasonableness, legality, jurisdiction, procedure, and factual support. - Forces public notice, comment, and disclosure. Proposed settlements must be filed and published in the Federal Register, opened to a 60-day public comment period with government responses published, while privacy-protected documents may be sealed under the Privacy Act or HIPAA.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on large executive settlements: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar a settlement or award of $250,000 or more, or any nonmonetary relief, to a covered person unless special procedural and substantive rules are met. Covered persons seeking such relief would have to sue the United States before a three‑judge District of Columbia panel c…
- Which officials and affiliates are covered: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would define a “covered person” to include the President and Vice President, Cabinet members, Executive Office of the President employees paid at or above GS‑15, presidential political appointees and certain special government employees, and people who served in those roles dur…
- Stronger court review of settlements: mixed, medium. If enacted, before approving a proposed judgment the court would have to find approval is not against the public interest and review the proposal for reasonableness, legality, jurisdiction, procedures, and factual support. The court could receive testimony, appoint a special master, seek experts, a…
- Limits on using agreed facts: mixed, low. If enacted, a fact that parties agreed to in a covered suit could be used against a party in another case only if there was sufficient supporting evidence. An agreed fact would not count as prima facie evidence against that party in a later action. This would limit the automatic evidentiary weight…
- Public notice and 60-day comment: mixed, low. If enacted, proposed settlements or awards covered by the bill would have to be filed with the D.C. three‑judge panel and published in the Federal Register. The public would get 60 days to file written comments, unless a court shortens that time for extraordinary reasons that do not harm the public…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10764 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10764)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10764 (as of 2026-10-17).