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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill changes compensation for future former Presidents from a $250,600 allowance plus office space and staff to a $200,000 annuity plus $200,000 allowance.
  • Future former Presidents and their surviving spouses are affected, with spouse allowances increasing from $20,000 to $100,000 annually.
  • The allowance is reduced if a former President's income exceeds $400,000, with both payments indexed for inflation starting after the bill's enactment.

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  1. 01

    How would reducing the base allowance from $250,600 to $200,000 while adding a $200,000 annuity change what former Presidents can actually afford?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between means-testing former Presidents earning over $400,000 annually versus providing uniform benefits regardless of wealth?

  3. 03

    Why does the bill increase surviving spouse allowances from $20,000 to $100,000 while reducing the former President's total compensation?

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Introduced 2025-02-12

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-12 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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