# 119-s-534: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025

119-s-534, Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-534
- Congress: 119
- Title: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Raise and index former Presidents' and surviving spouses' payments.** This bill would reset how much former Presidents and their surviving spouses get paid and tie those payments to Social Security cost-of-living increases. - Former Presidents: Former Presidents would get a $200,000 annual annuity and a separate $200,000 annual monetary allowance. Both payments would begin the day after leaving office, be paid monthly, and stop at death, and a former President would be ineligible while holding a federal job that pays more than a nominal rate. - Surviving spouses: Surviving spouses would receive $100,000 per year and that amount would increase each year by the same percentage as Social Security benefits. - Limits and administration: The monetary allowance could be reduced based on a former President's adjusted gross income above $400,000 using tax-return information limited to that calculation. The Administrator of General Services, working with the Secret Service, would determine how much allowance is needed to cover increased security costs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay and COLA for former Presidents: benefit, high. If enacted, each former President would be eligible for a $200,000 annuity per year and a separate $200,000 monetary allowance per year. Payments would start the day after someone becomes a former President, be paid monthly, and end at death. The surviving spouse payment would rise from $20,000 to…
- Security protections remain unchanged: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would clarify that nothing in it is meant to change laws about security or protection for former Presidents or their family members. It would also not change funding under the Former Presidents Act of 1958 or other laws used to pay for those protections. Current security author…
- Income cap on former President allowance: cost, high. If enacted, the monetary allowance for a former President would be reduced for any 12-month period by how much the former President’s adjusted gross income plus tax-exempt interest exceeds a $400,000 threshold. That $400,000 threshold would be adjusted by the same COLA used for allowances. For join…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-534 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/534)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-534 (as of 2026-04-21).