CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Trump must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause, by submitting all plans for his jumbo jet gift from Qatar immediately to Congress.

H.Res. 410 · House resolution Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic resolution with 88 Democratic cosponsors · See all 88 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding President Trump's intent to accept a Boeing 747-8 aircraft from the royal family of Qatar. The bill states that this gift, described as a "flying palace," must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. It calls for the President to immediately submit all plans for the aircraft to Congress. Additionally, the resolution asserts that the President must obtain Congressional consent before accepting the gift. This action is sought to prevent potential corruption and national security risks.