# 119-s-3191: Stop Ballroom Bribery Act

119-s-3191, Stop Ballroom Bribery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3191
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Ballroom Bribery Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tight limits on donations tied to presidential properties to stop influence and boost transparency.** This bill would define covered projects around the White House, Number One Observatory Circle, and other memorials named for national leaders and then tightly restrict who can give, what can be accepted, and how gifts are disclosed and used. - Donors and lobbyists would face clear bars. Gifts are prohibited from people in litigation with the federal government, subjects of enforcement actions, those seeking federal contracts or appointments, people engaging in executive-branch lobbying, and foreign governments without Congressional approval. Donors must disclose meetings with the President, Vice President, their families, or officials from one year before to one year after a donation. - The presidential household and public properties would get rules to limit influence. The bill would ban donor recognition on covered sites, forbid converting donations to personal use, stop leftover funds from benefiting specified individuals, and impose a two-year cooling-off period on donor lobbying. - Agencies and enforcers would get transparency and penalties. The National Park Service and Office of Government Ethics must sign off before acceptance and publish quarterly reports. Violations could trigger disgorgement, civil fines up to the greater of $20,000 or the donation value and up to $100,000 for larger annual violations, criminal fines and imprisonment up to 1 year or up to 5 years for larger offenses, and a 10-year statute of limitations. OGE would have 180 days to write implementing rules.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ethics office rulemaking and court review: benefit, low. This bill would require the Office of Government Ethics to publish implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment. The rules must let the Ethics Director order the return of any donation that violates the section at any time. OGE determinations under the section would be subject to judicial…
- New donor disclosure and lobbying ban: cost, low. This bill would require donors to attest if they are linked to barred persons and to report certain meetings. Donors would have to disclose meetings with the President, Vice President, their spouse or child, or other covered officers from one year before to one year after a donation. Reports for pr…
- New fines and jail for illegal gifts: cost, low. This bill would create civil and criminal penalties for violating the donation rules. Civil fines would be up to the greater of $20,000 or the aggregate value of the donations involved. If a person's aggregate donations in a calendar year exceed $50,000, the civil cap could rise to the greater of $…
- Tight rules for President-linked donations: cost, low. This bill would bar most donations for projects tied to the President or Vice President unless an existing law allows acceptance and the National Park Service and the Office of Government Ethics approve in writing. The approval would have to be sent to two Congressional committees and published in…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3191 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3191)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3191 (as of 2026-04-21).