A bill to require the Attorney General to recover certain payments made to the President.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4094 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4094 To require the Attorney General to recover certain payments made to the President. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Attorney General to recover certain payments made to the President. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Corruption Clawback Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``covered payment'' means any portion of any monetary settlement, administrative award, including an award made under section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, or a court-ordered judgment-- (1) paid from the United States Treasury or in accordance with section 1304 of title 31, United States Code; (2) paid to an individual when they served as President; (3) that would not have been paid but for the individual holding the status, authority, or duties associated with their position as President; and (4) relating to an administrative claim filed or settlement reached on or after January 20, 2025. SEC. 3. RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS MADE TO THE PRESIDENT. (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall bring a civil action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to recover any covered payment. (b) Considerations.--In determining whether a payment described in section 2 would not have been made but for the individual holding the status, authority, or duties associated with their position a