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H.R. 2440 115th Congress House

Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act

Official title: To require the President to report to the Treasury and make publicly available past business transactions with foreign countries exceeding $10,000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Jamie Raskin Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsU.S. and foreign investments
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 16, 2017
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 Latest action May 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act

This bill directs the President: (1) within 90 days after first assuming office, to submit to the Department of the Treasury an initial report detailing any private business transaction with a foreign government conducted by the President during the previous 10 years; and (2) each month thereafter, to submit a report detailing any private business transaction between businesses affiliated with the President and foreign governments during that month.

A "business transaction" is defined as any transaction of more than $10,000 in relation to any private businesses or investments listed in the President's financial disclosure reports, including any report submitted pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Such reports shall be made available on Treasury's public website.

A violation of this bill shall constitute a high crime and misdemeanor for purposes of the Constitution's impeachment provision.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 28, 2017
Cicilline, David
· Jun 6, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 22, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· May 22, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 22, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 22, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2440: Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2440/
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"H.R. 2440: Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2440/.
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H.R. 2440, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2440/.
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