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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Lizzie Fletcher

Democrat · TX · Representative

Votes with party: 94.9% (594 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (39)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-21

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-05-21

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would prevent the President from suing the United States government in civil court. This would limit the President's legal options if they believe the federal government has wronged them personally, though it would not affect the government's ability to sue the President or other legal proceedings against the President.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8968 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8968 To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mrs. Fletcher (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Craig, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Carson, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Randall, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Menefee, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CIVIL SUIT AGAINST UNITED STATES BY PRESIDENT. (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. SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS. (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). <all>

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