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H.R. 4208119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jun 26, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 4208 would ban the executive branch from withholding federal funds from states that pay more in taxes than they receive back.
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HR 4208 would make it illegal for the President and federal executive branch officials to cut off or block federal funding to states whose residents pay more in federal taxes than the state receives back. These states are designated "donor states" under the bill. An exception allows funding to be cut if the Comptroller General finds actual fraud, waste, or abuse.
The bill directly affects donor states, which tend to be higher-income states. Public schools, public hospitals, nonprofits, local governments, and anyone who depends on federally funded services within those states are also covered under the bill's protections.
Currently no specific law prevents the executive branch from withholding grants or contracts from a state for political reasons. If enacted, this bill would create a legal remedy and a dedicated funding backstop for states that experience politically motivated funding cuts.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.