S5196Referred to Committee
A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from granting immunity to the President, Vice President, or family members, trusts, parents, sisters, related companies, or affiliates of the President or Vice President, for certain crimes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-30
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 62.5% (312 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Progressive Groups$400k
- Climate & Environment$31k
Full profile: /officials/L000570
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (0)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-07-30
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-30
Plain-English Summary
This bill would prevent the Department of Justice from offering immunity deals to the President, Vice President, or their close family members and business associates when they are suspected of certain crimes. Immunity deals typically allow someone to avoid prosecution in exchange for cooperating with investigators, but this bill would ban that option for these high-ranking officials and their relatives. The measure aims to ensure that no one in the President's or Vice President's inner circle can escape criminal accountability through special legal agreements.
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