,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #e  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjag,mr4
 ,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1  
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4    
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( 
,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4      
,spei]1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4       
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4      
,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4   
,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,c>son (   
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,ms4      
,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am (  
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 
,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
& ,mr4 ,cumm+s7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 

,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution         
,cl>ify+ any pot5tial misund]/&+ z to   
:e!r actions tak5 by ,presid5t-elect    
,donald ,trump con/itute a violation ( !
 ,emolum5ts ,clause1 & call+ on         
,presid5t-elect ,trump to dive/ 8 int]e/
 91 & sev] 8 relation%ip to1 ! ,trump   
,organization4  ,:]eas article ,i1      
section #i1 clause #h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,con/itution 7commonly kn[n z !         
,emolum5ts ,clause7 decl>es1 ,no title (
 ,nobility %all be grant$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates3 ,& no ,p]son hold+ any ,(fice ( 
,pr(it or ,tru/ "u !m1 %all1 )\t !      
,cons5t ( ! ,congress1 accept ( any     
pres5t1 ,emolum5t1 ,(fice1 or ,title1 ( 
any k9d :atev]1 f any ,k+1 ,pr9ce1 or   
=eign ,/ate42 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !      
rem>ks ( ,gov]nor ,edmund ,r&olph at !  
#aghg ,con/itutional ,conv5tion1 !      
,emolum5ts ,clause 0 ?\ght prop]1 9 ord]
 to exclude corruption & =eign influ5ce1
 to prohibit any "o 9 (fice f receiv+ or
 hold+ any emolum5ts f =eign /ates2     

,:]eas ! issue ( =eign corruption       
greatly conc]n$ ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 su* t ,alex&] ,hamilton 9
 ,f$]ali/ ,no4 #bb wrote1 ,9 republics1 
p]sons elevat$ f ! mass ( ! community1  
by ! suffrages ( _! fell[-citiz5s1 to   
/ations ( great pre-em95ce & p[]1 may   
f9d comp5sations = betray+ _! tru/1 :i*1
 to any b m9ds animat$ & guid$ by       
sup]ior virtue1 may appe> to exce$ !    
proportion ( int]e/ !y h 9 ! common     
/ock1 & to ov]balance ! obligations (   
duty4 ,h5ce x is t hi/ory furni%es u ) s
 _m mortify+ examples ( ! preval5cy (   
=eign corruption 9 republican           
gov]nm5ts42 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates is ! head ( ! executive   
bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & is expect$ 
to h undivid$ loyalty to ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & cle>ly occupies an (fice (    
pr(it or tru/ )9 ! mean+ ( article ,i1  
section #i1 clause #h ( ! ,con/itution1 
accord+ to ! ,(fice ( ,legal ,c\nsel ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 ,:]eas ! ,(fice ( 
,legal ,c\nsel ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice  

op9$ 9 #bjji t corporations own$ or     
controll$ by a =eign gov]nm5t are       
presumptively =eign /ates "u !          
,emolum5ts ,clause2 ,:]eas              
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump has a
 bus9ess network1 ! ,trump              
,organization1 t has f9ancial int]e/s   
ar\nd ! _w & negotiates & concludes     
transactions ) =eign /ates & entities t 
are ext5sions ( =eign /ates2 ,:]eas     
,mi*ael ,coh51 an attorney = ,donald ,j4
 ,trump & ! ,trump ,organization1 has   
/at$ t ! ,trump ,organization w\ld be   
plac$ into a bl9d tru/ manag$ by ,donald
 ,trump's *ildr51 ,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 
,ivanka ,trump1 & ,eric ,trump2 ,:]eas !
 v nature ( a bl9d tru/ is su* t !      
(ficial w h no control ov]1 w receive no
 communications ab\t1 & w h no k ( !    
id5tity ( ! specific assets held 9 !    
tru/1 & t ! manag] ( ! tru/ is indep5d5t
 ( ! own]1 & z su* ! arrangem5t propos$ 
by ,mr4 ,coh5 is n a bl9d tru/2 ,:]eas  
,presid5ts ,ronald ,reagan1 ,george     
,h4,w4 ,bu%1 ,william ,j4 ,cl9ton1 &    

,george ,w4 ,bu% h set ! prec$5t ( us+  
true bl9d tru/s1 9 :i* _! hold+s 7      
liquidat$ & plac$ 9 new inve/m5ts unkn[n
 to !m by an indep5d5t tru/ee :o manag$ 
!m free ( familial bias2 ,:]eas !       
int]m+l+ ( ! bus9ess ( ! ,trump         
,organization & ! "w ( gov]nm5t has !   
pot5tial to con/itute ! =eign corruption
 s fe>$ by ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs & betray !   
tru/ ( ,am]ica's citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! int5t
 ( ?is resolution is to prev5t any      
pot5tial misund]/&+ or crisis ) reg>ds  
to :e!r ! actions ( ,donald ,j4 ,trump z
 ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates w violate !
 ,emolum5ts ,clause ( ! ,con/itution1   
,f$]al law1 or fundam5tal pr9ciples (   
e?ics2 & ,:]eas ,congress has an        
in/itutional1 con/itutional obligation  
to ensure t ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates does n violate ! ,emolum5ts      
,clause & is dis*>g+ ! obligations (    
(fice bas$ on ! national int]e/1 n bas$ 
on p]sonal int]e/3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
,congress-- 7#a7 calls ^u               
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump to   

foll[ ! prec$5t e/abli%$ by prior       
,presid5ts & conv]t 8 assets to simple1 
conflict-free hold+s1 adopt bl9d tru/s  
manag$ by an indep5d5t tru/ee ) no      
relation%ip to ,donald ,j4 ,trump or 8  
bus9esses1 or take o!r equival5t        
measures1 9 ord] to ensure compliance ) 
! ,emolum5ts ,clause ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,con/itution2  7#b7 calls ^u            
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump n to 
use ! p[]s or opportunities ( 8 position
 z ,presid5t-elect or ,presid5t ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates = any purpose relat$ to ! 
,trump ,organization2 &  7#c7 reg>ds1 9 
! abs5ce ( su* actions outl9$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 or specific au?orization by       
,congress1 deal+s t ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 
z ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 may h    
?r\gh 8 companies ) =eign gov]nm5ts or  
entities own$ or controll$ by =eign     
gov]nm5ts z pot5tial violations ( !     
,emolum5ts ,clause4