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Making Any Reimbursement Against the Law for Guarding Overnight Act

H.R. 2593 · 119th Congress · Apr 2, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the President from personally profiting from Secret Service protection.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Making Any Reimbursement Against the Law for Guarding Overnight Act” or the “MARALAGO Act”.

Sec. 2 Limitation on use of funds by United States Secret Service

(a)
Limitation— No Federal funds may be used by the Director of the United States Secret Service to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise procure from a President or any entity owned or controlled by a President, or to reimburse a President or any entity owned or controlled by a President for, lodging, meals, office space, or any other expense incurred by the United States Secret Service during the course of protecting a President at the President’s residence.
(b)
Gifting permitted— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a President or an entity owned or controlled by a President, may gift to the United States Secret Service lodging, meals, office space, or any other expense incurred by the United States Secret Service during the course of protecting a President at the President or former President’s residence.
(c)
Definition— In this section, the term President includes a former President.