H.R. 5842 119th Congress House

No Presidential Payouts Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: October 28, 2025 Introduced by: Jasmine Crockett Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 28, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5842: No Presidential Payouts Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5842/

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"H.R. 5842: No Presidential Payouts Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5842/.

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H.R. 5842, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5842/.

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