US Congress House Joint Resolution 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-13 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E68)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever This joint resolution declares that: the President, as holder of a federal office, is subject to the strict scrutiny of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution; as a holder of office of profit or trust, the President shall not accept any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state, without the consent of Congress; historic meaning and precedent provides that what qualifies as an emolument is given broad construction, further broadened by the inclusion "of any kind whatever," leaving Congress with the power to consent or deny consent to a full spectrum of transactions; and emoluments reach not only foreign states, but also their agents and instrumentalities, and precedent has determined that corporations owned or controlled by a foreign government are presumptively foreign states. The joint resolution: (1) declares that the Emoluments Clause denies congressional consent to allow President Trump to accept any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state; and (2) requires President Trump to report to Congress on matters relevant to this resolution, including a detailed account of actions taken to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause.

No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E68)
2017-01-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2017-01-10	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/26/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hjres26/BILLS-115hjres26ih.pdf