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H.R. 5131 116th Congress House

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act

Official title: To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2019 Introduced by: Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTransportation costs
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Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Nov 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act

This bill requires anyone who receives Secret Service protection and travels in furtherance of the business interests or to the financial benefit of the President to reimburse the Treasury for costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel, including for the provision of Secret Service protection.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5131: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5131/
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"H.R. 5131: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5131/.
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H.R. 5131, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5131/.
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