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Official title: To ban stock trading and prediction market participation for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, suspend pay for Members of Congress during shutdowns, establish term limits for Congress, establish term limits and ethics rules for the Supreme Court, reform the presidential pardon power, revoke the statute of limitations for the President and Vice President, strengthen the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses, overturn Citizens United, ban dark money, corporate PACs, and partisan gerrymandering, end voter suppression, and restrict government pensions for felony convictions and lawsuits by the President, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 9, 2026 by Greg Landsman · Last progress June 9, 2026
The bill aims to strengthen judicial and executive accountability, curb corruption and partisan influence, and expand voting‑rights protections and transparency — but it does so by increasing federal oversight, criminal exposures, and disclosure requirements that raise litigation, administrative, and political‑independence concerns for states, localities, nonprofits, officials, and the courts.
Supreme Court justices, litigants, and the public gain clearer accountability and transparency because the bill establishes scheduled term rotations, limits service to single 18-year terms in the 119th‑style framework, and creates an independent ethics/investigative office with reporting and subpoena authority to advise on conflicts, gifts, and recusals.
Voters—especially racial, language, and other protected minorities—gain stronger protections against partisan gerrymandering and discriminatory voting practices because the bill requires neutral redistricting criteria, enhanced transparency, DOJ enforcement and preclearance for certain changes, and expanded private rights of action and remedial tools under the Voting Rights Act.
Voters and the public gain reduced corporate influence and greater transparency in campaign finance because the bill limits for‑profit corporate PACs to tax‑exempt nonprofits (forcing many to close), creates pathways for a constitutional amendment to regulate independent corporate/unions spending, and expands disclosure of donors/beneficial owners for large campaign-related communications.
State and local election officials and taxpayers face substantial new litigation risk, administrative burdens, and costs because the bill expands enforceable redistricting rules, preclearance requirements, expedited judicial remedies, and DOJ enforcement powers that can trigger court-drawn plans and special-master interventions.
Supreme Court justices, litigants, and the public risk increased politicization and potential disruption of court continuity because scheduled appointment years, forced sequencing/retirement rules, term limits, and expedited confirmation timetables could concentrate appointment power, rush vetting, and force experienced justices out earlier than planned.
Defendants, investigative subjects, and presidential associates face expanded legal exposure and reduced long‑standing secrecy protections because the bill requires disclosure of some grand‑jury‑protected materials, extends or tolls statutes of limitation for sitting Presidents/Vice Presidents, and broadly defines covered offenses and relatives for enforcement.
Based on analysis of 18 sections of legislative text.
Imposes Member pay penalties for debt/shutdowns; creates 18‑year Supreme Court terms and new Court ethics/investigative offices; tightens PAC, disclosure, redistricting, pardon, and voting‑rights rules.
Creates a wide-ranging set of government reforms affecting federal officials, the Supreme Court, campaign finance and elections, voting-rights enforcement, presidential pardons and misuse of executive power, and ethics oversight. Major changes include pay penalties for Members of Congress during debt-limit breaches or shutdowns; an 18-year single-term system and expedited confirmation rules for Supreme Court justices plus new court ethics and investigative offices; tighter limits and disclosure for political spending and nonprofit-linked PACs; expanded preclearance, remedies, and enforcement tools to protect voting rights and require more redistricting criteria; new reporting and document-turnover requirements tied to pardons; and penalties and protections aimed at preventing presidential coercion of tax-exempt organizations.