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Lawmakers hear 'Recourse Act' to let Oregon withhold payments to federal government after uncomplied court orders
Summary
Willie Choetzen and a coalition of lawmakers framed House Bill 4143 as a narrow, last‑resort tool to protect Oregon funds when a federal court order is ignored; supporters stressed guardrails requiring consent of governor, attorney general and treasurer, while members raised escalation and fiscal risk concerns.
Willie Choetzen (House District 46) and other sponsors presented House Bill 4143 — dubbed in testimony the "Recourse Act" — to the House Committee on Rules, saying the measure would allow Oregon, with the governor’s direction and consent of the attorney general and state treasurer, to withhold certain direct payments to the federal government up to an equivalent amount when a federal court has ordered payment to Oregon and the federal government has not complied.
Choetzen told the committee that over the past year federal actions had attempted to withhold approximately $4.6 billion owed to Oregon and that although litigation has often resulted in courts ordering payment, delays…
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