H.R. 9136

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9136 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9136

To provide for a limitation on obligation of funds in certain 
settlement agreements.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 3, 2026

Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To provide for a limitation on obligation of funds in certain 
settlement agreements.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer Bailouts for 
Insurrectionists Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN CERTAIN SETTLEMENT 
AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--No amounts may be obligated (including from 
amounts made available under section 1304 of title 31, United States 
Code) pursuant to any settlement agreement with a covered person in an 
amount equal to $50,000 or more except in accordance with this Act.
(b) Trump v. Internal Revenue Service.--No amounts may be obligated 
pursuant to the settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue 
Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla.).
(c) Covered Person Defined.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``covered person'' means--
(1) the President;
(2) the Vice President;
(3) a cabinet official;
(4) any parent, spouse, child, or spouse of a child of a 
person described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
(5) a political appointee; or
(6) any person who was convicted of a criminal offense in 
relation to the events of January 6, 2021, occurring at the 
United States Capitol.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

An obligation of $50,000 or more may only be made pursuant to a 
settlement agreement with a covered person if the Attorney General 
submits a report to Congress not later than 90 days prior to the date 
such obligation is scheduled to be made, and such report sets forth--
(1) every claim and payment to be obligated under the 
settlement agreement (including the name of each payee and the 
amount of the payment);
(2) the legal justification for entering into the 
settlement agreement; and
(3) a report from the Inspector General of the Department 
of Justice certifying that the settlement agreement is lawful 
and in accordance with the ethical best practices of the 
Department of Justice.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study, and 
submit a report to Congress thereon, examining whether any obligation 
of funds or expenditures of the compensation fund establish pursuant to 
Settlement Agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-
20609 (S.D. Fla.). are in accordance with appropriations law, including 
sections 1341, 1342, and 1511 through 1519 of title 31, United States 
Code.
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