Sec. 1. Prohibiting use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for claims under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress
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Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking subsection
(c)and inserting subsections
(c)and
(d); and by adding at the end the following new subsection: No funds of the Treasury of the United States, including the account described in subsection (a), an account of the House of Representatives or Senate, or any other account of the Federal Government, may be used for the payment of an award or settlement in connection with a violation of section 201(a) if the violation consists of an act committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator. A Member of the House of Representatives or Senator shall be personally liable for the payment of an award or settlement described in paragraph (1). . Section 313(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if it is used to pay an award or settlement in connection with a violation of section 201(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which consists of an act committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to settlements and awards paid on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Prohibiting use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for claims under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress
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