H.R. 8968
No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026
Sponsor: Lizzie Fletcher
39 cosponsors
- Sam T. Liccardo
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Lateefah Simon
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Al Green
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Chellie Pingree
- Christian D. Menefee
- Diana DeGette
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emily Randall
- Gabe Amo
- Gwen Moore
- Jared Huffman
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jerrold Nadler
- Joaquin Castro
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lois Frankel
- Nikema Williams
- Paul Tonko
- Scott H. Peters
- Seth Moulton
- Steve Cohen
- Steven Horsford
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Troy A. Carter
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Marilyn Strickland
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- April McClain Delaney
- Rashida Tlaib
- Wesley Bell
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- John Garamendi
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Text of the bill
This Act may be cited as the No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026.
(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.
(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).