,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,welch7          
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