H.R. 4208
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To prohibit the political punishment of donor States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 26, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Torres of California
Table of contents
9512. Donor State Protection Trust Fund.
- (a) Creation of Trust Fund
- There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the , consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated to such Trust Fund as provided in this section.
Donor State Protection Trust Fund
- There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the , consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated to such Trust Fund as provided in this section.
- (b) Transfer to Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to certain taxes
- There are hereby appropriated to the Donor State Protection Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury under subtitle A paid by the taxpayers of donor States. For each calendar year, if the unobligated amounts in such Trust Fund exceed $4,000,000,000,000 on December 31 of such year, such excess amounts shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.
- (c) Availability of and expenditures from Trust Fund
- (1) In general
- Amounts in the Donor State Protection Trust Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to a donor State—
- if, and only if, the President, or another member of the executive branch—
- (i) imposes, in violation of section 2(a) of the Taxpayer Protection Act, 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), or
- (ii) revokes or suspends, in violation of section 2(b) of such Act, a grant, contract, or other agreement awarded to, or entered into with, the donor State (or such political subdivision or entity), and
- for the purpose of making any expenditures determined necessary or appropriate by the donor State.
- if, and only if, the President, or another member of the executive branch—
- Amounts in the Donor State Protection Trust Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to a donor State—
- (2) Limitation
- In the case of any grant, contract, or other agreement that is revoked or suspended, as described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), with respect to a donor State (or a political subdivision of such donor State, or a public or nonprofit entity in such donor State), the amounts in the Trust Fund available to the donor State shall be limited to the amount equal to the amount the donor State (or such political subdivision or entity) would have received under such grant, contract, or agreement but for such revocation or suspension.
- (1) In general
- (d) Definitions
- For purposes of this section, the terms and have the meaning given such terms in section 2(c) of the Taxpayer Protection Act.
donor State,public entity
- For purposes of this section, the terms and have the meaning given such terms in section 2(c) of the Taxpayer Protection Act.