Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
Redirects federal funds away from certain presidential legal payouts toward SNAP to lower grocery costs. This bill would bar federal agencies from using federal money for legal settlements that pay the President or benefit him personally or politically and would redirect those funds to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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- Families and SNAP households would receive $1.8 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to help lower grocery costs.
- Federal agencies would be barred from using federal funds, including amounts from the Judgment Fund, for legal settlements that pay or benefit the President. It also prohibits creating or maintaining funds or commissions used to provide those payments, including the Attorney General's Anti-Weaponization Fund.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More grocery help for SNAP families
If enacted, the bill would appropriate $1.776 billion from the Treasury to the Secretary of Agriculture for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The money would be used to help lower grocery costs for SNAP households. The bill does not specify how the funds would be split among states or households. The appropriation would take effect upon enactment.
Ban federal payouts to the President
If enacted, the bill would bar any Federal funds, including amounts in the Judgment Fund, from being used by federal agencies to pay legal settlements to the President or for the President's personal or political benefit. It would also bar federal money from creating or maintaining any commission, fund, or mechanism used to provide such compensation, including the "Anti-Weaponization Fund". This prohibition would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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