Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6831 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6831

To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2025

     Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mrs. McIver, and Ms. Tlaib) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
  the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stop Padding Presidential Pockets 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a person 
whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under 
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, if that person travels domestically or internationally in 
furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or 
controlled by the President of the United States, or from which the 
President of the United States receives any financial benefit, that 
person shall reimburse to the Treasury--
            (1) amount expended by the United States Secret Service for 
        the provision of such protection; and
            (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the 
        Government pertaining to that travel.

SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS TO FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2680 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Any claim, without regard to when the act or omission giving 
rise to the claim occurred, brought by--
            ``(1) the President;
            ``(2) the Vice President; or
            ``(3) an individual who subsequently becomes President or 
        Vice President while the claim is pending.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any claim pending on, or brought on or after, the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS.

    (a) In General.--A person whom the United States Secret Service is 
authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, may not solicit any donation for a 
presidential library or museum while that president is in office. Each 
such person shall submit an annual report to the Archivist of the 
United States on each interaction with another party that pertains to a 
presidential library and museum.
    (b) Private Entities.--Each private entity that administers or 
lobbies for a presidential library or museum shall submit an annual 
report to the Archivist of the United States on the financial 
activities of that private entity that pertain to the presidential 
library or museum.
    (c) Penalty.--Whoever fails to submit a report required to be 
submitted under this section shall be fined $1,000 each day that the 
report is not submitted.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES.

    The President may not create a business, operate a business, serve 
on a board of directors of any business, or be part of any day-to-day 
operations of a business while in office. If an immediate family member 
of the President engages in any conduct prohibited on the part of the 
President in this section, that immediate family member shall submit 
quarterly reports to Congress and publish a certification that their 
conduct is not enriching or benefitting the sitting President of the 
United States. If the President creates, operates, or serves on a board 
of directors of any business, any income the President earns from such 
creation, operation, or service shall be subject to a tax of 100 
percent.
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