No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026
Latest action · May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | May 22, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 22, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | May 22, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 30, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 21, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Introduced in House
- May 21, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 87, May 21, 2026, page H3725.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the President from filing a civil action against the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
