Require federal agencies to publish settlement agreement and consent decree information in public electronic databases.

Gary J. Palmer · Alabama · Republican

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H.R. 7934, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026: Introduced by Representative Gary Palmer (R-Ala.), the bill requires federal agencies to publish information regarding settlement agreements and consent decrees to public, electronic databases in conformity with guidance issued by the Director of OMB and the Attorney General.

Palmer introduced legislation to require agencies to make settlement agreement and consent decree details publicly available in electronic databases, with certain confidentiality reporting requirements.

Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Protect American Taxpayers and Strengthen Government Transparency - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Evidence

The bill, H.R. 7934, was ordered favorably reported by Roll Call vote of 40-0 (Vote #7).

House Oversight advanced Palmer's Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026 out of committee on a unanimous recorded vote, showing concrete legislative progress toward the transparency database requirement.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup summary
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Mr. Palmer (for himself and Mr. Mfume) introduced H.R. 7934, a bill "to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements."

Palmer formally reintroduced the settlement-agreement database bill in the 119th Congress, keeping the promise active in his current term but not yet completing enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 7934 (IH) - Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026
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House Oversight reported H.R. 7934, the Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026, favorably out of committee after markup.

The bill advanced out of House Oversight, showing concrete legislative progress toward Palmer's promised public database requirement, but not final enactment or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup summary
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H.R. 7934 was introduced as the Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026 to require public database disclosure of federal settlement agreements and consent decrees.

Palmer reintroduced legislation directly matching the promise, but introduction alone does not deliver the database requirement.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 7934 (IH) - Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Palmer introduced H.R. 7934 in the 119th Congress to require publication of federal settlement agreements and consent decrees in a public database, and the House Oversight Committee ordered it favorably reported 40-0. That directly matches the promised policy and shows material advancement during his current House term, but the evidence does not show final passage, enactment, or implementation of the database requirement.

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partial same_term A for effort

Palmer introduced H.R. 7934 to require publication of settlement agreements, and the bill was ordered favorably reported out of committee, showing a serious legislative effort and concrete progress. But the evidence does not show enactment into law or full implementation of the public electronic database requirement, so the promise was not fully delivered.

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