Taxpayer Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4208 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4208 To prohibit the political punishment of donor States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the political punishment of donor States, and for other purposes. 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 ``Taxpayer Protection Act''. SEC. 2. NO POLITICAL PUNISHMENT OF DONOR STATES. (a) No General Prohibitions on Providing Federal Funding.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, or any other member of the executive branch, may not target a donor State by imposing a general prohibition on awarding a grant to, or entering into a contract or other agreement with, the donor State (or a political subdivision of such donor State, or a public or nonprofit entity in such donor State). (b) No Revocations or Suspensions of Federal Funding.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, or any other member of the executive branch, may not revoke or suspend any grant, contract, or other agreement awarded to, or entered into with, a donor State (or a political subdivision of such donor State, or a public or nonprofit entity in such donor State), unless the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the donor State (or such