Bill to Bar Presidential Lawsuits Against the U.S.

What This Bill Does

This bill would prohibit the President from filing a civil lawsuit against the United States. It would create a clear legal restriction on the President’s ability to sue the federal government in civil court.

For ordinary Americans, the bill is mainly about the boundaries of presidential power and the separation between the President and the federal government as an institution. It would affect how legal disputes involving a sitting President are handled and could shape public expectations about accountability and conflicts of interest.

Who This Bill Affects

For the general public, this would have little direct day-to-day effect, but it could matter in rare situations involving presidential legal disputes and the broader rules governing executive power.

Latest Status

May 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.