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S. 4644

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4644, the Drain the Slush Fund Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 1, 2026 by Sen. Adam Schiff (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 1, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4644 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb4644/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4644 IS: Drain the Slush Fund Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4644  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 1, 2026   Mr. Schiff  (for himself,  Mr. Kelly , and  Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Drain the Slush Fund Act  .
2.
Judgments, awards, and compromise settlements
(a)
In general
Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
No judgment, award, compromise settlement, interest, or costs shall be authorized for payments that arise out of a lawsuit or claim filed by the President or Vice President.
 .
(b)
Applicability
This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to provide for limitations on judgements, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.

Sponsors

Sen. Adam Schiff (D) sponsors S. 4644, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4644 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 1, 2026

Actions

S. 4644 has taken 2 actions since Jun 1, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 1, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4644 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4644, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4644 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Drain the Slush Fund Act — Display Title
  • Drain the Slush Fund Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide for limitations on judgements, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4644 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4644’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s4644/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com