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No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026
To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the President from filing civil lawsuits against the United States. It would void a specific settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service and prohibit the use of federal funds for settlements in any civil actions filed by a President or former President. The Treasury Department would be authorized to recover any federal funds already used in violation of these restrictions.
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Sponsor (1)
39 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lizzie Fletcher’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- AZA LAW $14,450
- ARNOLD & ITKIN LLP $13,200
- AZA $13,150
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE $11,810
- SUSMAN GODFREY LLP $10,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Lizzie Fletcher → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2026
Mrs. Fletcher (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Craig, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Carson, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Randall, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Menefee, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States.
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 “No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CIVIL SUIT AGAINST UNITED STATES BY PRESIDENT.
(a) Prohibition.—A President may not file a civil action against the United States.
(b) Settlement Agreement.—The settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla.) is void.
SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) Prohibition on Establishment of a Compensation Fund.—No compensation fund may be established to settle a civil action brought against the United States by a President or former President and no Federal funds may be used with respect to the settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla.).
(b) Recovery of Funds.—The Secretary of the Treasury may take such actions as may be necessary to recover any Federal funds used in violation of subsection (a). <all>
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