# 119-hr-2593: MARALAGO Act

119-hr-2593, MARALAGO Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2593
- Congress: 119
- Title: MARALAGO Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks federal payments from the United States Secret Service to a President or a President-controlled entity for lodging, meals, office space, or other expenses tied to protecting a President at their residence.** It would instead allow a President or an entity they control to gift those same lodging, meals, office space, or other protection-related expenses, and it covers former Presidents and their residences. - Presidents and President-controlled entities: Would be barred from receiving Secret Service payments or reimbursements for hosting protective activities at a President's or former President's residence, while being allowed to provide those services as gifts. - United States Secret Service: Would be prohibited from using federal funds to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise procure lodging, meals, office space, or other expenses from a President or a President-controlled entity for protection at a President's residence. - Former Presidents and their residences: Explicitly included so the same ban on federal payments and the same gifting exception would apply after a presidency.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No Secret Service payments to Presidents: mixed, low. The Secret Service would not be able to use federal money to pay a President or their companies. This would cover lodging, meals, office space, and other costs during protection at the President’s home. A President or their companies could gift those items to the Secret Service, even if other laws…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2593 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2593)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2593 (as of 2026-04-21).