Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities relating to businesses owned or controlled by President Donald J. Trump.

Bill: 115-hres-447
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Canada
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Department of Homeland Security
Dominican Republic
Europe
Federal officials
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Ireland
Latin America
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any DHS document or communication that refers or relates to:
 
 
 a payment to a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family in the past three years;
 
 an expenditure by DHS for services or goods from a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family;
 
 costs to DHS associated with the protection of Donald J. Trump or any member of his family or the Trump Organization while on international travel that has not been documented by DHS as in furtherance of the U.S. government; and
 
 costs to DHS associated with Eric Trump's trips to Uruguay in January 2017, the Dominican Republic in February 2017, or the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in April 2017 or with trips by Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump to the United Arab Emirates in February 2017or Canada in February 2017.
 

action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any DHS document or communication that refers or relates to:
 
 
 a payment to a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family in the past three years;
 
 an expenditure by DHS for services or goods from a business owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization or any of its subsidiaries, or any member of the Trump family;
 
 costs to DHS associated with the protection of Donald J. Trump or any member of his family or the Trump Organization while on international travel that has not been documented by DHS as in furtherance of the U.S. government; and
 
 costs to DHS associated with Eric Trump's trips to Uruguay in January 2017, the Dominican Republic in February 2017, or the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in April 2017 or with trips by Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump to the United Arab Emirates in February 2017or Canada in February 2017.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-270.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-270.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House