A bill to prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund for the personal benefit of the President

Progress

Timeline

• Mar 18Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.

Summary

This bill would prevent the Department of Justice from using federal funds to make personal payments to any sitting President in certain legal cases. **What it does:** Prohibits DOJ from using taxpayer money to pay settlements or judgments that would personally benefit a President when the case falls under the Federal Tort Claims Act (which covers lawsuits against the federal government for wrongful acts by government employees). **Who it affects:** - Current and future Presidents - The Department of Justice - Taxpayers (whose funds would be protected) **What would change:** If passed, Presidents would need to pay their own legal settlements in qualifying cases rather than having the government pay on their behalf. The government could still defend Presidents in their official capacity, but couldn't use federal funds for payments that personally benefit them. Currently, this is just an introduced bill and would need to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by the President to become law.

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