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.
Sponsored By: Representative Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced
Summary
A categorical ban on administrative settlements or direct payments to the President outside his official salary. This resolution would declare that the Department of Justice and every federal agency must refuse to administratively settle private monetary claims that would give the President funds beyond his pay. It cites the Constitution, 3 U.S.C. §102 fixing presidential pay, and a recent lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion from taxpayers.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
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