A bill to prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund for the personal benefit of the President.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · March 18, 2026
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.
This bill would prohibit the Department of Justice from using any of its funds to make personal payments to the President in connection with Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuits. The legislation specifically blocks both settlement payments and other payments from the federal Judgment Fund that would personally benefit the President. The bill applies to all DOJ funds regardless of when they were appropriated - before, during, or after the bill's enactment. It affects the current President and would establish a precedent preventing future presidents from receiving such payments through federal tort claim processes. The bill does not include specific funding amounts or implementation timelines since it is a prohibition rather than a spending measure.
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