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H.R. 4454 116th Congress House

Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act

Official title: To disclose the use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2019 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structureGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurement
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 Latest action September 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act

This bill requires each executive agency to submit a quarterly report to the Office of Government Ethics listing each instance that the agency obligated or expended federal funds with any privately held company that is owned by the President. With respect to each such instance, the report shall include the amount of the obligation or expenditure and the name of the company. Not later than 10 days after receiving a report, the office shall publish the report on its public website.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4454: Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4454/
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"H.R. 4454: Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4454/.
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H.R. 4454, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4454/.
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