Bipartisan House bill would ban use of federal money for DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund

TL;DR

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi introduced the Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act.
The bill aims to ban the use of federal money for claims from the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund.
The fund, valued at nearly $1.8 billion, was created as part of a settlement with the IRS over a leak of President Trump's tax returns.
Critics argue the fund lacks congressional oversight and could be used for discretionary payouts.
Fitzpatrick expressed concern about the fund's origin and requested information from the acting Attorney General.
Opposition to the fund impacted the passage of a Republican reconciliation package for ICE and Border Patrol.

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