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S 4124 · 119th Congress

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.

This bill prevents the Department of Justice from using any of its federal funding to pay money directly to the President as a settlement or judgment in a lawsuit. Specifically, it blocks the DOJ from using taxpayer money to cover personal legal claims against the President that fall under the Federal Tort Claims Ac…

Sponsor
Schumer, Charles E. (D-New York)
Introduced
2026-03-17
Policy area
Law
Latest action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.

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