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Don’t Settle for Bribes Act of 2025
To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters.
Summary
This bill requires courts to pause civil lawsuits involving a sitting President, President-elect, or presidential candidate (within 90 days of the election) until that person's term ends or, for non-elected candidates, until the election results are certified. The stay applies to civil cases involving the President's immediate family members (spouse and children) and any business where the President or family members are listed as grantors or beneficiaries. Statutes of limitations for paused cases are also suspended and resume running after the person leaves office. Executive branch agencies retain their ability to bring or defend civil actions on behalf of the government, and the bill does not restrict the President's access to courts.
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Actions (2)
- Jun 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Ivey, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Don’t Settle for Bribes Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION.
In the case of the filing, initiation, or continuation of a civil action by a person who is a candidate for the office of President (within 90 days of the general Presidential election), the President- elect, or the President, the court shall immediately stay any further proceedings until the end of that person’s term as President, or, in the case of a candidate for the office of President who is not elected to the office, the date on which the House of Representatives ratifies the results of the election.
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULES.
The restriction shall apply—
(1) to each member of the immediate family of the President; and
(2) to any business or entity if the President or a member of the immediate family of the President is listed as a grantor or beneficiary.
SEC. 4. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Any statute of limitations pertaining to a civil action stayed pursuant to section 2 shall be tolled and will resume upon the end of that person’s term as President or in the case of candidates for President who is not elected to the office, upon certification of the presidential election.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed—
(1) to prohibit the President’s right to access the court; or
(2) to preclude an executive branch agency from bringing or defending civil actions involving the United States government.
SEC. 6. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term “immediate family” means the spouse and any child of a person. <all>
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