Trump’s Heist Undermines the G7 Act

Bill: 116-s-2654
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-10-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Corporate finance and management

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Florida

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Trump's Heist Undermines the G7 Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for any purpose relating to the 46th G7 Summit and the Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, unless the Secret Service certifies to Congress that such an expenditure is necessary to provide required protection to a person. (The G7 Summit is a meeting of the seven largest major advanced economies, as determined by the International Monetary Fund.)</p> <p>The President shall provide to the Government Accountability Office and Congress all documents and communications relating to the decision to host the summit at the Trump National Doral Miami.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2654 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2019 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Harris , Mr. Booker , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain agreements relating to the 46th G7 Summit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trump’s Heist Undermines the G7 Act . 2. Transmittal of documents (a) Transmission required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Comptroller General of the United States and to the committees listed in subsection (b) copies of each document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication that relates to the decision to host the 46th G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral Miami. (b) Committees listed The committees listed in this subsection are the following: (1) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 3. Prohibition on the use of funds for hosting the G7 summit at the Trump National Doral Miami (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for any purpose relating to the 46th G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral Miami. (b) Waiver The prohibition under subsection (a) may be waived if the Director of the Secret Service certifies to the committees listed in section 2(b) that an obligation or expenditure is necessary to carry out the duties of the Director under section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, or any other duty under law (including Presidential memorandum) to provide protection to a person. (c) G7 defined In this Act, the term G7 means the organization of leading economies commonly known as the G7 that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States as members, with the European Union as an observer.