# 119-hres-1185: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.

119-hres-1185, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1185
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Prevents federal agencies from making administrative monetary settlements to the President for personal claims under the Domestic Emoluments Clause.** This resolution would tell the Department of Justice and every federal department to refuse any administrative order or demand that pays the President money outside his official compensation. - Department of Justice and federal agencies would be directed to reject administrative settlements or payments that benefit the President beyond his official pay, which the resolution ties to the Constitution and statutory presidential pay. - The President as a claimant would be blocked from receiving administrative payouts and could pursue damages only in an independent Article III court like any other litigant. - Taxpayers and public finances are presented as protected from unprecedented self-dealing; the resolution cites large claims such as a $10 billion demand as an example of the risk.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban agency payments to President: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would state that the Department of Justice and all federal agencies should refuse to administratively settle lawsuits filed by President Donald Trump. It would say agencies must not give the President any money outside his official pay of $400,000 per year and $50,000 ex…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1185 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1185)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1185 (as of 2026-09-21).