S. 4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

federal

What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting American Taxpayers Act

Plain summary

Needs sources: no official nonpartisan summary has been published yet. Read the full text. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Protecting American Taxpayers Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s4378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 21 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Jim Banks (R-IN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Jon Husted (R-OH), David McCormick (R-PA), James Lankford (R-OK), Todd Young (R-IN), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), John Kennedy (R-LA), James C. Justice (R-WV), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ted Budd (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Sources

Official summary
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s4378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s4378 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills