CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Charles Schumer (D-NY)

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.

S. 4124 · Senate bill Law

A Democratic bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

S. 4124 is a bill designed to stop the Department of Justice from using its funds to make personal payments to the President. This applies to claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. It prohibits payments from the Judgment Fund if they are for the personal benefit of the President, including settlements.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Ensures public funds are not used for the personal financial gain of the President.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Increases accountability by prohibiting the use of public funds for the personal benefit of the President.

  • Scored +2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    Prohibits specific expenditures from the Department of Justice and Judgment Fund for personal presidential benefit.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.