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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6021
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2021Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Perry, Mr. Norman, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Harris, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Biggs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the payment of settlement agreements in certain cases, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the We’re Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act.
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Prohibition on payment of settlements in certain cases
No amounts may be made available from the Treasury for the payment of any settlement agreement filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in A.I.I.L. v. Sessions, 4:19–CV–00481, or any substantially similar civil action brought by an individual as a result of an action taken to enforce the memorandum of the Attorney General entitled Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. §1325(a), and dated April 6, 2018.