# 119-hr-4208: Taxpayer Protection Act

119-hr-4208, Taxpayer Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4208
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taxpayer Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Protects "donor States" from federal funding bans and creates a Treasury backup fund.** This bill would stop the President and other executive officials from imposing broad bans on awarding grants or contracts to a donor State and would let affected donor States access a new Donor State Protection Trust Fund in limited cases. - Donor States and their public entities, including public schools and public hospitals, could draw from the Trust Fund if the federal government imposes a general prohibition or unlawfully suspends or revokes a grant or contract. A "donor State" is one whose residents paid more in federal income taxes than the average federal funding they received over the prior 3 years. - Federal officials would be barred from revoking or suspending grants, contracts, or agreements with donor States except when the Comptroller General finds fraud, waste, or abuse. If a revocation or suspension violates that rule the Trust Fund can pay only the amount the state would have received under the original award. - The bill would create the Donor State Protection Trust Fund in the Treasury and designate amounts equivalent to income taxes paid by taxpayers of donor States as appropriated to the Fund. If unobligated balances exceed $4.0 trillion on December 31 of a year the excess would transfer to the general fund of the Treasury.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Trust fund backstop for donor states: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Donor State Protection Trust Fund in the Treasury. It would receive amounts equal to federal income taxes paid by taxpayers in donor States, for taxes received after enactment. Money would be available without a new appropriation only if the President or another…
- Protections for donor states against funding bans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar the President and executive agencies from broadly blocking grants or contracts to a donor State. They could revoke or suspend an award only if the Comptroller General finds fraud, waste, or abuse. A donor State would mean a State whose taxpayers paid more in federal i…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4208 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4208)

## Related
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [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-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4245)
- [119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5449)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4208 (as of 2026-06-05).