Amendment · S.Amdt. 5719· Senate(119-SAMDT-5719)

S.Amdt. 5719

Age: 80 years

Connecticut

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 5719 is an amendment submitted by Mr. Blumenthal to be added to bill S. 2. Its purpose is to create a prohibition on certain settlements.

The amendment aims to add a new section (Sec. 2417) to Chapter 161 of title 28, United States Code. It changes the law by:

Defining a covered civil action as a civil action brought against the United States by the President, the Vice President, their extended family members, or their affiliated entities (such as trusts, parent, sister, or related companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries).
Prohibiting any agency, specifically including the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service, from resolving a covered civil action if the exchange involves prohibiting the Internal Revenue Service from examining the tax returns of any plaintiff in that action.