Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees

What Presidential Memorandum 2025-16935 says

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 42691-42692] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-16935] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 168 / Wednesday, September 3, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 42691]] Memorandum of August 28, 2025 Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees Memorandum for the Attorney General By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Investigations Into Use of Federal Grant Funds. Federal funding reviews by my Administration have revealed that taxpayer funds are being spent on grants with highly political overtones. In addition to being a wasteful, abusive, and potentially fraudulent use of the American people's money, the possible use of Federal grants as slush funds for political and legislative advocacy raises serious legal concerns. Federal law places strict limitations on the use of Federal grant funds, and in many instances prohibits grantees from lobbying with appropriated funds or supporting political candidates or parties with grant funds. Therefore, consistent with my duty to take...

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