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S. 534 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 12, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Ernst, Joni R-IA · no cosponsors
IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 217 words.

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025 This bill changes the compensation provided to future former Presidents and increases the compensation for the widow or widower of a future former President. Currently, former Presidents receive an allowance equivalent to the annual rate of basic pay of the head of an executive department ($250,600 in 2025), as well as government-provided office space and office staff. Under the bill, individuals who become former Presidents after enactment shall annually receive from the United States an annuity of $200,000 and a monetary allowance of $200,000. The allowance shall be reduced by the amount the former President's adjusted gross income and interest on certain tax-exempt bonds exceeds $400,000 (although the reduction may be decreased to account for certain security-related expenditures). Both the annuity and allowance shall receive annual cost-of-living increases. The annuity and allowance shall not be payable for any period during which the former President holds a federal government position with a rate of pay other than a nominal rate. Other changes made by the bill include (1) removing a statutory provision specifying that former Presidents receive government-provided office space and office staff, and (2) increasing from $20,000 to $100,000 the annual allowance for surviving spouses of individuals who become former Presidents after enactment and providing annual cost-of-living increases for such allowance.

Context
Committees
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
4 of 321 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 1,257 words
Subjects
Family relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWages and earnings
Latest action
Feb 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]