HR 27 United States House · 117th Congress

Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021

Summary

Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 This bill requires executive agencies to submit information regarding settlement agreements to a public database. Specifically, an agency must submit information regarding any settlement agreement (including a consent decree) entered into by the agency related to an alleged violation of federal law. If an agency determines that information regarding an agreement must remain confidential to protect the public interest, the agency must publish an explanation of why the information is confidential.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Jan 2021

House Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Jan 6, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jan 6, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Jan 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H69-70)

lower

Jan 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Jan 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors