Stop the Settlements Act

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1. 2026-10-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.House floor actions
2. 2026-10-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.House floor actions
3. 2026-10-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.House floor actions
4. 2026-10-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.House floor actions
5. 2026-10-01Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
6. 2026-10-01Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

• Rep. Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
• Rep. Donald S. Beyer D-VA-8
• Rep. Everton Blair D-GA-13
• Rep. Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
• Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
• Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
• Rep. Greg Casar D-TX-35
• Rep. Sean Casten D-IL-6
• Rep. Jason Crow D-CO-6
• Rep. Sharice Davids D-KS-3
• Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
• Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT-3
• Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
• Rep. Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
• Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
• Rep. Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
• Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11
• Rep. Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
• Rep. Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
• Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
• Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA-42
• Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
• Rep. Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
• Rep. Jared Huffman D-CA-2
• Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
• Rep. Sara Jacobs D-CA-51
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
• Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson D-GA-4
• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
• Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA-17
• Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
• Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
• Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA-2
• Rep. LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
• Rep. Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
• Rep. Dave Min D-CA-47
• Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
• Rep. Brittany Pettersen D-CO-7
• Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
• Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
• Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL-5
• Rep. Emily Randall D-WA-6
• Rep. Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
• Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
• Rep. Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
• Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
• Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
• Rep. Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
• Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
• Rep. Mark Takano D-CA-39
• Rep. Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2
• Rep. Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
• Rep. Paul Tonko D-NY-20
• Rep. Derek Tran D-CA-45
• Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7
• Rep. James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
• Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43
• Rep. Nikema Williams D-GA-5