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HR 3521 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protection of officials Transportation costs

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017

This bill requires that if any of specified persons the U.S. Secret Service is authorized to protect (the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or their immediate families) travel domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President, or from which the President receives any financial benefit, such person shall reimburse the Treasury: (1) the amount expended by the Secret Service for such protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel.

What's happening now September 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3521: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3521/
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"H.R. 3521: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3521/.
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H.R. 3521, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3521/.
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