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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1524 

To require annual reports on funds expended by the Federal Government 

with the Trump Organization, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2019 

Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To require annual reports on funds expended by the Federal 

Government with the Trump Organization, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Curb Objectionable 

5 Redirection of Resources and Unconstitutional Payments 

6 to Trump Act’’ or the ‘‘CORRUPT Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Kleptocracy is a tool used by autocratic 

2 leaders, including Vladimir Putin, to exploit state re3 sources; it involves the operation of sophisticated 

4 networks for the purpose of self-enrichment. 

5 (2) Unlike prior presidents, President Trump 

6 has refused to sell his business interests or divest 

7 himself of assets that present potential conflicts of 

8 interest. 

9 (3) Article I of the Constitution states that ‘‘no 

10 Person holding any office of profit or trust under 

11 them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, ac12 cept any present, emolument, office, or title, of any 

13 kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign 

14 State’’. 

15 (4) Foreign governments and foreign-held com16 panies have already shifted business to the Presi17 dent’s companies in order to curry favor with the 

18 Administration. 

19 (5) According to reports, the Trump Inter20 national Hotel has generated at least $19,700,000 in 

21 income for the President between September 2016 

22 and April 2017. 

23 (6) The National Security Council and State 

24 Department have allegedly used taxpayers’ money to 


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1 pay for staff to stay at Trump hotels and resorts, 

2 thereby benefitting the President. 

3 SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that— 

5 (1) kleptocrats such as Vladimir Putin pose a 

6 threat to United States national security by under7 mining financial and Government institutions; 

8 (2) the United States must take all steps nec9 essary to defend itself against kleptocratic practices; 

10 and 

11 (3) Federal funds should not be expended in a 

12 manner that enriches the President or any of his 

13 close relatives or associates. 

14 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

15 (a) AGENCY REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 

17 agency shall submit to the Office of Government Ethics 

18 a report on the amount expended by that agency in fiscal 

19 years 2017 and 2018 at, or any payments made to, any 

20 covered property and shall include— 

21 (1) any hotel stay using per diem or other 

22 funds; or 

23 (2) the rental of any conference room or meet24 ing facility. 


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1 (b) OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS REPORT.— 

2 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act, the Office of Government Ethics shall submit 

4 to Congress a comprehensive report on funds expended by 

5 any agency at, or any payments made to, a covered prop6 erty in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 

7 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—At the end of the next fiscal 

8 year following the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

9 at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, the Director of 

10 the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to 

11 Congress a report on the direct and indirect ways that 

12 funds appropriated to agencies have benefitted a covered 

13 property, including— 

14 (1) funds expended by any agency at, or any 

15 payments made to, a covered property in the pre16 vious fiscal year; 

17 (2) regulatory actions in the previous fiscal year 

18 with a beneficial impact on a covered property; and 

19 (3) indirect expenditures with vendors con20 ducting more than $1,000,000 in business with a 

21 covered individual or with the owners of a covered 

22 property in the previous fiscal year. 

23 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act: 

25 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’— 


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1 (A) has the meaning given the term— 

2 (i) ‘‘Executive agency’’ under section 

3 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 

4 (ii) ‘‘military department’’ under sec5 tion 102 of title 5, United States Code; 

6 and 

7 (B) means— 

8 (i) any other establishment in the ex9 ecutive branch (including the Executive Of10 fice of the President, the United States 

11 Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 

12 Commission); 

13 (ii) an office, agency, or other estab14 lishment in the legislative branch; and 

15 (iii) an office, agency, or other estab16 lishment in the judicial branch. 

17 (2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 

18 individual’’ means— 

19 (A) the President; 

20 (B) a relative of the President; and 

21 (C) with respect to an agency that is an 

22 Executive department, the head of the Execu23 tive department. 

24 (3) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered 

25 property’’ means— 


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1 (A) any property controlled by the Trump 

2 Organization; or 

3 (B) an organization or business controlled 

4 by or associated with a covered person (includ5 ing any known shell company), any member of 

6 the President’s family, or any employee of the 

7 Trump Organization. 

8 (4) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Ex9 ecutive department’’ has the meaning given the term 

10 in section 101 of title 5, United States Code. 

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