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Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act

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This Act may be cited as the Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act.
Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
There is hereby imposed on each covered person for any taxable year a tax equal to 100 percent of the qualified civil action amount received by such person during such taxable year.
For purposes of this section—
The term covered person means—
any individual who has served in a position described in paragraph (2), and
any person related (within the meaning of section 267(b)) to a person described in subparagraph (A).
The positions described in this paragraph are the following:
President of the United States.
Vice President of the United States.
Any position at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.
Member of Congress (including any Delegate and Resident Commissioner).
For purposes of this section—
The term qualified civil action amount means, with respect to any covered person during any taxable year, the aggregate amount of damages received by such person during such taxable year (whether by settlement, verdict, judgment, or otherwise) on account of any civil action—
filed by such person against the United States (or any agency or instrumentality thereof), and
with respect to which the filing or settlement of, or issuance of a verdict or judgment for, occurred during the applicable period.
The term applicable period means, with respect to any covered person, the period of time—
beginning with the date on which the individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) began serving in a position described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and
ending with the date on which is one year after the date on which such individual last served in any position described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
For purposes of subtitle F, any tax imposed by this section shall be treated as a tax imposed by subtitle A.
For purposes of chapter 1, the gross income of any covered person for any taxable year shall not include any qualified civil action amount received by such person during such taxable year.
Section 275(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 50B, after 50A,.
The table of chapters for subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 50A the following new item:
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Legislative Timeline

3 actions
  1. Mar 18, 2026 Senate
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 360.
  2. Mar 17, 2026
    Introduced in Senate
  3. Mar 17, 2026 Senate
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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