,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjba,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the non-consensual 
release of claims by ,states1           
municipalities1 federally recognized    
,tribes1 or the ,united ,states against 
non-debtors1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stop shielding ,assets from    
,corporate ,known ,liability by         
,eliminating non-debtor ,releases ,act  
or the ,,sackler ,act4  #b4 ,non-debtor 
releases  7a7 ,prohibition on certain   
non-,debtor releases ,section #aje7;b7  
of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking a court may not and 
all that follows1 and inserting the     
following3 a court may not-- 7#a7       
appoint a receiver in a case under this 
title2 or  7#b7 except as provided by   

section #ebd7;g7 of this title1 enjoin  
or release a claim against a non-debtor 
by a ,state1 municipality1 federally    
recognized ,tribe1 or the ,united       
,states4  4  7b7 ,temporary stay on     
actions against non-,debtors ,section   
#aje of title #aa1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7e7 ,notwithstanding    
subsection 7b77#b71 a court may issue an
 order staying1 for a period not to     
exceed #ij days1 the commencement or    
continuation1 including the issuance or 
employment of process1 of a judicial1   
administrative1 or other action or      
proceeding by a ,state1 municipality1   
federally recognized ,tribe1 or the     
,united ,states against a non-debtor    
that was or could have been commenced   
before the commencement of the case     
under this title1 or to recover a claim 
against a non-debtor that arose before  
the commencement of the case under this 
title4  4