I will introduce legislation to require Congressional approval before the Department of Justice can spend taxpayer dollars on any legal settlement involving the President, the President's immediate family, or any business entity they own or control.

John B. Larson · Connecticut · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

This week, Larson announced plans to introduce legislation to require Congressional approval before the Department of Justice can spend taxpayer dollars on any legal settlement resolving a case involving the President, the President’s immediate family, or any business entity they own or control.

Commitment to seek a new congressional approval requirement before DOJ can use taxpayer funds for settlements tied to the president or related entities.

Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Introduce SLUSH FUND Act to Tax Presidential Settlements at 100% | Congressman John Larson
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Larson said he plans to introduce legislation requiring congressional approval for DOJ settlements involving the President or related entities.

Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Introduce SLUSH FUND Act to Tax Presidential Settlements at 100%
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Larson Introduces Don’t Settle for Corruption Act to Block Sham “Get Out of Jail Free” Settlement for Donald Trump and His MAGA Allies

The page says Larson introduced the Don’t Settle for Corruption Act, which would require Congressional approval before DOJ can spend taxpayer dollars on certain legal settlements involving the President, immediate family, or businesses they control.

Congressman John Larson |Representing the 1st District of Connecticut
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 17514 · locator unknown

"This week, Larson announced plans to introduce legislation to require Congressional approval before the Department of Justice can spend taxpayer dollars on any legal settlement resolving a case involving the President, the President’s immediate family, or any business entity they own or control." The same release says Larson and Thompson had already introduced the Prevent Presidential Profiteering Act to preemptively block settlement proceeds.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House release within the lookback window confirms Larson publicly announced plans for the congressional-approval settlement bill, but it does not show the exact bill was actually introduced in the window; it instead references a separate earlier related bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Introduce SLUSH FUND Act to Tax Presidential Settlements at 100% | Congressman John Larson
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

unverified · Source version 66108 · locator unknown

Mr. Larson of Connecticut ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo bill text confirms Larson introduced H.R. 9355 in the 119th Congress on June 18, 2026, satisfying the promise's core commitment to introduce legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9355 (IH) - Don't Settle for Corruption Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

verified · Source version 66108 · locator 2832

The Attorney General shall expeditiously submit a report, bearing an identification number, setting forth the terms of a covered settlement to both Houses of Congress

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text creates a congressional notification and review process for covered settlements handled by the Attorney General.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9355 (IH) - Don't Settle for Corruption Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

verified · Source version 66108 · locator 3063

No proposal for a covered settlement may be considered approved unless during the period beginning on the date on which the report under subsection (d) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter a resolution described in subsection (f) is enacted.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill requires enactment of a congressional resolution within 60 days before a covered settlement can be approved.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9355 (IH) - Don't Settle for Corruption Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

unverified · Source version 66109 · locator unknown

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the Don’t Settle for Corruption Act to require Congressional approval before the Department of Justice (DOJ) can spend taxpayer dollars on any legal settlement resolving a case involving the President, the President’s immediate family, or any business entity they own or control.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Larson's official release describes the introduced bill in terms that closely match the campaign commitment, including DOJ taxpayer-funded settlements involving the President, immediate family, or controlled businesses.

delivered same_term A for effort

Larson Introduces Don’t Settle for Corruption Act to Block Sham “Get Out of Jail Free” Settlement for Donald Trump and His MAGA Allies | Congressman John Larson
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Larson publicly announced in May 2026 that he would introduce legislation requiring congressional approval before DOJ could spend taxpayer funds on settlements involving the President, immediate family, or controlled businesses, and he introduced related presidential-settlement legislation aimed at blocking or taxing such payouts. However, the available evidence does not show that the specific congressional-approval bill promised in the claim was actually introduced. Because he materially advanced a closely related legislative response in the same federal term but did not document completion of the exact promised introduction, this merits partial rather than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%