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H.R. 5842

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5842, the No Presidential Payouts Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 28, 2025 by Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Oct 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5842 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5842/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5842 IH: No Presidential Payouts Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5842  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 28, 2025   Ms. Crockett  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Presidential Payouts Act  .
2.
Limitations
(a)
Department of Justice
Notwithstanding section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, no amounts may be obligated or expended from the Claims and Judgment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay the President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity is a party.
(b)
Federal funds
No Federal funds may be used to compensate the President of the United States, any relative of such President, or any entity associated with such President or such relative for any costs incurred by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, or entity is a party.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) sponsors H.R. 5842 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5842 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Oct 28, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5842 has taken 2 actions since Oct 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5842 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5842 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Presidential Payouts Act — Display Title
  • No Presidential Payouts Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5842 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5842’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr5842/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com