Imposes a 100 percent tax on damages that the President, Vice President, certain senior executive officials, and Members of Congress receive from civil lawsuits they filed against the United States.

Official title: Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 17-MAR-2026

On the calendar 17-MAR-2026

Key points

Sets the tax at 100 percent of damages received from civil actions the covered officials file against the federal government, counting the period of service and one year afterward.
Covers Presidents, Vice Presidents, Level I Executive Schedule positions, Members of Congress, and persons related to them.
Excludes these amounts from gross income for regular income tax purposes and bars deducting them under section 275 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Applies to amounts received after the date of enactment.

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Policy area

Taxation

Sponsor Ron Wyden (D-OR) Cosponsors · 4

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4 Democrats