119-sres242

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 242 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 242

Condemning the private business agreements of President Donald J. Trump 
with foreign governments for posing unacceptable conflicts of interest, 
affirming such agreements violate the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the 
 Constitution of the United States, and demanding the transfer of any 
 proceeds from such agreements to the United States Government.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 21, 2025

 Mr. Blumenthal submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

Condemning the private business agreements of President Donald J. Trump 
with foreign governments for posing unacceptable conflicts of interest, 
affirming such agreements violate the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the 
 Constitution of the United States, and demanding the transfer of any 
 proceeds from such agreements to the United States Government.

Whereas President Donald J. Trump has pursued numerous new business deals with 
 foreign states that will generate millions of dollars of revenue for 
 President Trump and the Trump family;
Whereas LIV Golf, which is backed by the Government of Saudi Arabia, hosted a 
 tournament at Trump National Doral Resort in April 2025;
Whereas the Trump Organization is designing a Trump-branded hotel, golf course, 
 and golf club on government-owned land in Oman and with a Saudi Arabian 
 real estate firm that has close ties to the Government of Saudi Arabia;
Whereas the Trump Organization has already received not less than $5,000,000 
 from the Trump-branded hotel deal in Oman;
Whereas the Trump Organization plans to build a $500,000,000 luxury residential 
 and commercial complex and Trump International Hotel on government-owned 
 land in Serbia;
Whereas the Trump Organization has signed a $5,500,000,000 deal with a Qatari 
 government-owned firm and a Saudi Arabian company with close ties to the 
 Government of Saudi Arabia to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar, 
 including Trump-branded beachside villas and an 18-hole golf course;
Whereas President Trump recently completed a 4-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 
 and the United Arab Emirates;
Whereas, prior to the 4-day tour, the sons of President Trump had traveled 
 through the Middle East to pursue and announce a flurry of new deals for 
 the Trump Organization, including a residential tower in Saudi Arabia 
 and a hotel in Dubai;
Whereas President Trump has refused to divest from his financial interests and 
 remains an owner of the Trump Organization;
Whereas engaging in private business transactions with a foreign government, and 
 the acceptance of substantial payments and benefits from a foreign 
 government, could unduly influence the foreign policies of the United 
 States;
Whereas the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in clause 8 of 

section 9 of 
 article I of the Constitution of the United States provides that no 
 present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind, may be accepted by 
 the President of the United States from a king, prince, or foreign state 
 without the consent of Congress;
Whereas the Founders included the Foreign Emoluments Clause in the Constitution 
 of the United States, by unanimous agreement of the State delegations, 
 to ensure the President would remain loyal to the Nation and the public 
 interest;
Whereas the Foreign Emoluments Clause has long been understood to be ```directed 
 against every kind of influence by foreign governments upon officers of 
 the United States,' in the absence of consent by Congress'';
Whereas the President of the United States has a constitutional and statutory 
 obligation to uphold the public trust; and
Whereas the violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution of 
 the United States undermines public trust and the integrity of public 
 office in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) condemns the private business agreements of President 
 Donald J. Trump with foreign governments for posing 
 unacceptable conflicts of interest;

    (2) affirms that any such agreements are violations of the 
 Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution of the United 
 States because President Donald J. Trump did not seek the 
 consent of Congress for any such agreements; and

    (3) demands the transfer of any proceeds from any such 
 agreements nevertheless received by President Donald J. Trump 
 in violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in 
 clause 8 of 

section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the 
 United States to the United States Government.
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