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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8955

Introduced

Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act

Sponsor
RBrian K. Fitzpatrick· Pennsylvania
Introduced
May 21, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8955 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8955

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the payment of claims 
submitted to the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2026

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the payment of claims 
submitted to the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Transparency for American 
Taxpayers Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 
SUBMITTED TO ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, 
including funds appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United 
States Code, may be used for the payment of any claim submitted to the 
Anti-Weaponization Fund, established by the Department of Justice on 
May 18, 2026.
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