Sponsor
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen
Senator · D-NV
The bill temporarily restores Medicaid funding and tightens safeguards against misuse of settlement funds, at the cost of a $1.776B one-time increase in federal outlays and potential legal/administrative complications, while not guaranteeing a long-term fix for Medicaid funding.
Medicaid beneficiaries will have restored eligibility and increased federal funding, improving access to care that had been reduced under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
State governments will receive federal funds to cover Medicaid shortfalls, reducing pressure on state budgets and lowering the risk of program cuts or tax increases at the state level.
Taxpayers and federal employees will benefit from a prohibition on using federal funds (including the Judgment Fund) to pay the President for personal or political benefit, strengthening accountability and preventing misuse of settlement mechanisms.
Medicaid beneficiaries and state governments may still face ongoing funding and eligibility gaps because the bill provides only a one-time appropriation, leaving long-term problems unaddressed.
Taxpayers face higher federal outlays due to the $1.776 billion one-time appropriation, which could increase budgetary pressure or divert funds from other priorities.
Federal agencies and employees could face complications or delays in resolving litigation because restrictions on using the Judgment Fund may make legitimate settlements harder, increasing administrative and legal costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Senator · D-NV
Bars federal funds (including the Judgment Fund) from paying the President and provides a one-time $1.776B Treasury appropriation to HHS for Medicaid to reverse prior cuts.
Official title: Prohibit Federal funds from being used for certain legal financial settlements, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 8, 2026 by Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen · Last progress June 8, 2026
Prohibits federal agencies from using federal funds — including the Judgment Fund — to make legal settlements that provide financial benefit to the President or to create or maintain mechanisms that would provide such payments. It also provides a one-time Treasury appropriation of $1,776,000,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for Medicaid (Title XIX), explicitly including money to undo funding and eligibility cuts enacted in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."