No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026

This bill would bar a sitting President from filing a civil lawsuit against the United States. It would declare void the settlement agreement in the case Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. It would prohibit creating a compensation fund to settle a civil lawsuit brought against the United States by a President or former President, and would bar federal money from being used for that settlement. The Secretary of the Treasury could take steps to recover any federal funds used in violation of these limits.

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Sponsors

• Lizzie Fletcher Democrat sponsor
• 39 cosponsors