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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025

Bill Number
S. 534
Origin Chamber
Senate
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-02-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Updated
2026-01-17T01:29:24Z

Official Summary

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.

Sponsor

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

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