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Oct 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Version Date: Oct 28, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5842 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5842
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement
for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2025
Ms. Crockett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement
for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5842 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5842
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement
for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2025
Ms. Crockett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement
for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Presidential Payouts Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) Department of Justice.--Notwithstanding
section 1304 of title
31, United States Code, no amounts may be obligated or expended from
the Claims and Judgment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay the
President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any
entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs
incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity
is a party.
31, United States Code, no amounts may be obligated or expended from
the Claims and Judgment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay the
President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any
entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs
incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity
is a party.
(b) Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be used to compensate the
President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any
entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs
incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity
is a party.
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the Claims and Judgment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay the
President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any
entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs
incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity
is a party.
(b) Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be used to compensate the
President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any
entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs
incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity
is a party.
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