Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.
Latest action · Jan 4, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established by prior Presidents and convert his assets to conflict-free holdings, adopt blind trusts, or take other equivalent measures to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and (2) not use the powers or opportunities of his position as President-elect or President of the United States for any purpose related to the Trump Organization.
Declares that in the absence of such actions or specific authorization by Congress, Congress regards dealings that Donald Trump, as President, may have through his companies with foreign governments or entities owned or controlled by foreign governments to be potential violations of such clause.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2017 to Feb 1, 2017; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jan 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 1, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Related bills 3
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Titles 1
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- Official Title as Introduced
- Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
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