[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2535]
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  SA 5510. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON ATTORNEY GENERAL ENTERING INTO 
                   CERTAIN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General may not enter into a 
     settlement agreement in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is--
       (1) the President or the spouse or a child of the 
     President; or
       (2) any entity controlled by any individual described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Null and Void.--Any settlement agreement entered into 
     by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection 
     (a) shall be null and void.
       (c) Unlawful Payments.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     officer or employee of the United States Government to pay 
     any account, claim, or demand against said Government, which 
     accrued or exists due to a settlement agreement entered into 
     by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection 
     (a).
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