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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-30
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Sponsor

Ben Ray Luján
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

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Cosponsors (0)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-07-30

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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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