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119-hr-9239119th Congress

Drain the Slush Fund Act

Sponsored By: Representative Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

Introduced

Summary

Stops federal Judgment Fund payments for lawsuits or claims filed by the President or Vice President.

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The bill would add a new subsection to 31 U.S.C. 1304 that bars judgments, awards, compromises, settlements, interest, or costs from being paid in those cases. It would apply to any pending case or cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025.

  • Presidents and Vice Presidents: Lawsuits or claims they file would be ineligible for payments from the Judgment Fund.
  • Claimants and the Judgment Fund: People who would otherwise receive judgments, settlements, interest, or costs in suits filed by the President or Vice President could not be paid from the fund.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stop federal payouts for President and Vice President

If enacted, the bill would bar authorization of any judgment, award, compromise settlement, interest, or costs that arise from a lawsuit or claim filed by the President or the Vice President. It would stop the government from using the Judgment Fund (31 U.S.C. 1304) to make those payments. The rule would apply to any pending case and to any cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025. If enacted, taxpayers would avoid paying those awards.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 8/13/2026

Roll Call Votes

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