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S. 4124

Introduced

A bill to prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund for the personal benefit of the President.

Sponsor
DCharles E. Schumer· New York
Introduced
March 17, 2026
Policy area
Law
Latest action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.March 18, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4124 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 359
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4124

To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from 
being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection 
with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in 
the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund 
for the personal benefit of the President.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 17, 2026

Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read the first 
time

March 18, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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A BILL

To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from 
being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection 
with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in 
the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund 
for the personal benefit of the President.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USING FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE FOR PAYMENTS TO THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO 
TORT CLAIMS.

None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice 
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act may be used to 
approve or facilitate a claim that--
(1) is subject to chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''); and
(2) results in a personal payment to the President, whether 
in the form of a settlement or any other payment issued under 
section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, (commonly known 
as the ``Judgment Fund'') for the personal benefit of the 
President.
Calendar No. 359

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4124

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from 
being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection 
with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in 
the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund 
for the personal benefit of the President.

_______________________________________________________________________

March 18, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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