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HR 8968 - 119

No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Bill Text Stats

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Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
0
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 0.0%
Courts 4
Agency 1

Top agencies

Secretary of the Treasury may take such 1

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House Votes

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Timeline

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

May 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Finance and banking
4 evidence matches
Impact 93% Confidence 80%

Secretary of the Treasury may take such secretary of the treasury may take such

Secretary of the Treasury may take such actions as may be necessary to recover any Federal funds used in violation of subsection secretary of the treasury may take such actions as may be necessary to recover any federal funds used in violat

Secretary of the Treasury may take such actions as may be necessary to recover any Federal funds used in violation of subsection President and no Federal funds may be used with respect to the settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenu

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Candidate campaign summary

H6TX18232

H · TX-18 · DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2026 cycle
Campaign receipts$3,761,777
Individual total$3,463,953
Committee total$292,368
Cosponsor · confidence 92%
Campaign committee

CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE FOR CONGRESS

C00899831 · House
Principal committee
Committee receipts · 2026 cycle$3,761,777
Disbursements$3,684,092
Cosponsor: 1

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Sponsors

Amo, Gabe
Cosponsor

Amo, Gabe

Democratic · RI-1 · A000380

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
1119 Longworth House Office Building
Castro, Joaquin
Cosponsor

Castro, Joaquin

Democratic · TX-20 · C001091

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2241 Rayburn House Office Building
Craig, Angie
Cosponsor

Craig, Angie

Democratic · MN-2 · C001119

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2052 Rayburn House Office Building
Doggett, Lloyd
Cosponsor

Doggett, Lloyd

Democratic · TX-37 · D000399

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2307 Rayburn House Office Building
Frankel, Lois
Cosponsor

Frankel, Lois

Democratic · FL-21 · F000462

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2305 Rayburn House Office Building
Moulton, Seth
Cosponsor

Moulton, Seth

Democratic · MA-6 · M001196

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
1126 Longworth House Office Building
Nadler, Jerrold
Cosponsor

Nadler, Jerrold

Democratic · NY-12 · N000002

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2132 Rayburn House Office Building
Randall, Emily
Cosponsor

Randall, Emily

Democratic · WA-6 · R000621

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Phone
N/A
Office
N/A
Tonko, Paul
Cosponsor

Tonko, Paul

Democratic · NY-20 · T000469

Joined May 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2269 Rayburn House Office Building
Tokuda, Jill N.
Cosponsor

Tokuda, Jill N.

Democratic · HI-2 · T000487

Joined May 22, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
1027 Longworth House Office Building

Amendments

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