Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017
This bill requires that if any of specified persons the U.S. Secret Service is authorized to protect (the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or their immediate families) travel domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President, or from which the President receives any financial benefit, such person shall reimburse the Treasury: (1) the amount expended by the Secret Service for such protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 25, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Aug 25, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2017Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House
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