This bill would change title 31 of the United States Code to stop the use of appropriated funds, including the Judgment Fund, to pay or settle certain claims involving the President, the President's immediate family, affiliated entities, certain Executive Office appointees, or individuals designated by the President. It bars federal payments that arise from alleged political targeting, alleged "weaponization" of agencies, investigative or prosecutorial actions, law enforcement, tax administration, intelligence activities, or federal civil or criminal proceedings. The bill also prohibits creating compensation funds, commissions, or similar programs to pay such claims, and says any agreement made in violation is void from the start. The Department of Justice would be barred from representing the United States in litigation where the President is a plaintiff or beneficiary and the relief sought could financially or politically benefit the President, family, or affiliates. The measure requires repayment of any federal funds disbursed in violation of the bill, allows the Treasury to offset repayment against other federal payments, and directs the Attorney General to bring civil actions (garnishment, attachment, liens, seizure, and other remedies) to recover such amounts.
No publicly available information on fiscal estimates, projected costs, or budgetary impact is included in the bill text.
The bill text frames its purpose as preventing taxpayer funds from being used to compensate claims tied to alleged political targeting or governmental "weaponization," to block creation of special compensation mechanisms, to stop DOJ from representing the United States in specified cases benefiting the President, and to require repayment of unlawfully disbursed funds.
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