# 119-hr-5842: No Presidential Payouts Act

119-hr-5842, No Presidential Payouts Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5842
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Presidential Payouts Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban federal funding for presidential legal costs.** This bill would bar federal funds, including payments from the Justice Department's Claims and Judgment Fund, from covering legal costs for the President, the President's relatives, or entities tied to them in any criminal or civil matter.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal funds for presidential legal bills: cost, low. This bill would block federal money from paying the President’s legal costs. It would also block payments for the President’s relatives and any companies or entities tied to them. It would bar payments from the Treasury Claims and Judgment Fund and from any other federal funds. The ban would cover…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5842)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the tit…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5174)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5842 (as of 2026-04-21).