Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.

This resolution states the view of the House of Representatives that federal agencies may not settle legal claims brought by the President for money. It says that, under the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, the Department of Justice and all other federal departments and agencies are forbidden to settle such a lawsuit administratively or to pay the President any money beyond his official salary. It also states that the President may still sue for damages in an independent federal court like any other citizen. The resolution refers to a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and $230 million in claims filed with the Department of Justice. As a sense-of-the-House resolution, it expresses a position and does not create binding law.

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Sponsors

• Jamie Raskin Democrat sponsor
• 32 cosponsors