Support a resolution to increase transparency and accountability when Members of Congress use taxpayer funds to settle legal claims.

has joined as a cosponsor of H.Res. 1164, a resolution aimed at increasing transparency and accountability when Members of Congress use taxpayer funds to settle legal claims

Aderholt committed to backing a resolution that would make congressional settlement spending more transparent and accountable.

Aderholt Cosponsors Resolution to Strengthen Transparency and Accountability in Congressional Settlements
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Aderholt Cosponsors Resolution to Strengthen Transparency and Accountability in Congressional Settlements April 24, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today announced that he has joined as a cosponsor of H.Res. 1164, a resolution aimed at increasing transparency and accountability when Members of Congress use taxpayer funds to settle legal claims.

On April 24, 2026, Rep. Aderholt announced he cosponsored H.Res. 1164 to increase transparency and accountability for congressional settlements paid with taxpayer funds.

Congressman Robert Aderholt | Representing the 4th District of Alabama
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On Jan. 11, 2024, the House clerk recorded Roll Call 7 on H.R. 788, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act. The vote question was "On Passage," the status was "Passed," and Robert B. Aderholt was recorded as "Yea."

Aderholt voted yes on House passage of the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, which would bar settlement agreements from directing payments to third parties and require annual reporting and IG audits.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 7 | H.R. 788
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Aderholt voted Yea on House passage of H.R. 788, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, which dealt with federal settlement agreements and agency reporting.

This was a concrete oversight vote, but it addressed third-party settlement payments by federal agencies, not a resolution about Members of Congress using taxpayer funds to settle legal claims.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 7 | H.R. 788
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Congress.gov says H.R. 788 prohibited certain settlement agreements from directing payments to third parties and required annual reporting and inspector general audits; it was referred to Senate Judiciary on January 16, 2024.

The bill text and status confirm the measure was a different policy vehicle and did not deliver the specific promise about congressional legal-claims settlements.

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All Info - H.R.788 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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House Resolution 724 was agreed to in the House on February 6, 2018. It required House employing offices to adopt anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, created employee advocacy support, and barred House payroll or Members' Representational Allowance funds from paying settlements or awards for conduct violating the Congressional Accountability Act.

This is the closest matching resolution: it increased accountability for House workplace claims and taxpayer-funded settlements, but the available official record does not show an individual recorded vote or cosponsorship by Aderholt.

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All Info - H.Res.724 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)
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H.R. 4924 became Public Law 115-397 on December 21, 2018 after House and Senate passage. The reform act addressed procedures for legislative-branch workplace claims, including sexual harassment protections, settlement and award processes, and accountability requirements.

The enacted bill delivered much of the underlying transparency/accountability policy, but it was a bill rather than the promised resolution and does not by itself document Aderholt's individual support.

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All Info - H.R.4924 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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Public Law 115-397 amended the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to reform initiation, investigation, and resolution of legislative-branch employee claims, including protections against sexual harassment.

The final enacted law is strong evidence that Congress delivered related reforms, but it is not direct evidence that Aderholt personally supported the specific resolution described in the commitment.

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Public Law 115-397 - Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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The Clerk's roll call for H.R. 788 records Aderholt voting Yea on the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023, a bill about federal settlement agreements and third-party payments by agencies.

This is a concrete Aderholt vote on settlement transparency, but it concerns federal agency settlements rather than Members of Congress using taxpayer funds for legal-claim settlements, so it does not fulfill the specific promise.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 7 | H.R. 788
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