Conyers (D-MI) – Amendment No. 1 - Exempts from the bill any settlement pertaining to discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, or any other protected category (10 minutes)
Y 178
N 234
Cicilline (D-RI) – Amendment No. 2 – Exempts settlement agreements that strengthen the personal privacy of Americans from the blanket prohibition in this legislation (10 minutes)
Y 175
N 236
Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 3 – Exempts settlement agreements that pertain to providing restitution for a State (10 minutes)
Rejected Voice
Y
N ✓
Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 4 – Exempts settlement agreements that resolve a civil action or potential civil action in relation to sexual harassment, violence, or discrimination in the work place (10 minutes)
Y 178
N 235
Gosar (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 5 – Caps settlement payments for attorney fees provided in relation to environmental cases at $125 per hour (10 minutes)
Y 155
N 262
Price (R-GA) – Amendment No. 6 – Requires the head of each Federal agency to electronically submit a report to the Congressional Budget Office on each settlement agreement entered into covered by this bill (10 minutes)
Adopted Voice
Y ✓
N
Price (R-GA) – Amendment No. 7 – Requires each agency’s Inspector General to report annually to the House and Senate Committees on the Budget, the Judiciary, and Appropriations on any settlement agreements entered into during the previous year that are in violation of section 2
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