[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5923 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5923

 To prohibit settlement negotiations and agreements in certain cases, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2021

  Mr. Fallon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit settlement negotiations and agreements in certain cases, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving the Integrity of Our Laws 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Neither the head of any Federal agency, nor any 
individual who is an officer or employee thereof, may enter into a 
settlement negotiation or agreement with an alien who--
            (1) brings a civil action against--
                    (A) the United States; or
                    (B) an individual sued in the individual's official 
                capacity as an officer or employee of the United 
                States; and
            (2) entered the United States unlawfully.
    (b) Congressional Approval.--No amounts may be made available from 
the Treasury for the payment of a settlement agreement entered into 
with an alien described in subsection (a) during the period beginning 
on November 1, 2021, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, unless such payment is expressly approved by an Act of Congress.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be 
construed to prohibit any individual, against whom a claim is brought 
in the individual's personal capacity, from entering into a settlement 
negotiation or agreement with respect to such a claim.
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