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HR 7381 · 119th Congress

Prevent Presidential Profiteering Act

This bill creates a special tax on money that current or former presidents receive when they win civil lawsuits against the federal government. Here's what that means in plain terms: if a president sues the U.S. government and wins a settlement or court judgment, they would have to pay a 100% tax on that money. So i…

Sponsor
Thompson, Mike (D-California)
Introduced
2026-02-04
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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