# 117-hr-9578: To provide that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to again hold the Office of President of the United States or to hold any office, civil or military, under the United States.

117-hr-9578, To provide that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to again hold the Office of President of the United States or to hold any office, civil or military, under the United States., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9578
- Congress: 117
- Title: To provide that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to again hold the Office of President of the United States or to hold any office, civil or military, under the United States.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill declares that Donald Trump, under the Fourteenth Amendment (which disqualifies from office specified officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion), is ineligible to again hold the Office of President of the United States, or to hold any office, civil or military, under the United States.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9578 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9578)

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- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
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