,,ia  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,kaptur 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4    
,doggett1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1  
,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,c>son 
( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4        
,ellison1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4
 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (             
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice       
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4    
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1   
,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 
,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4
 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 & ,ms4 ,sn*ez7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,d5y+ congressional cons5t = ,presid5t  
,donald ,j4 ,trump to accept any pres5t1
 ,emolum5t1 ,(fice1 or ,title1 ( any k9d
 :atev]1 f any ,k+1 ,pr9ce1 or =eign    

/ate ?r\gh\t ! t5ure ( 8 ,presid5cy4    
,:]eas article ,i1 section #i ( !       
,con/itution provides z foll[s3 ,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 ,:]eas our ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs  
id5tifi$ ! importance ( & includ$ a     
broad anticorruption measure kn[n z !   
,emolum5t ,clause to pres]ve indep5d5ce 
f ext]nal influ5ce ( any hold]s ( public
 (fice ( pr(it or tru/2 ,:]eas ! ,fram]s
 inclusion ( ! ,emolum5ts ,clause cov]s 
m ?an j ov]t quid pro quo brib]y & any?+
 ( any value :atev]1 b also encompass$ !
 way judgm5t c\ld be cl\d$ by private   
conc]ns & improp] dep5d5cies1 incid5ts  
:]e politicians & public in/itutions    
s]ve private int]e/s at ! public's      
exp5se2 ,:]eas ! ,fram]s /rict          
,con/itutional rule protect$ ! mo/ vital
 safegu>d ( fre$om3 ! pres]vation (     

exclusive loyalty ( ,f$]al (ficehold]s  
to ! be/ int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (    
,am]ica1 ! provision gu>ds aga9/        
aft]-!-fact corruption2 ,:]eas x has be5
 widely accept$ = almo/ two c5turies t !
 ,emolum5ts ,clause applies to !        
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas   
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump w be 9     
violation ( ! ,emolum5t ,clause f !     
mom5t he executes ! ,oa? ( ,(fice unless
 he is dive/$ ( 8 num]\s dome/ic & =eign
 bus9ess int]e/s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is jo9t resolution may be 
cit$ z ! ,no ,congressional ,cons5t =   
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump ,to ,accept
 ,=eign ,emolum5ts ( ,any ,k9d          
,:atsoev]4  #b4 ,congressional cons5t = 
acceptance ( ,=eign ,emolum5ts  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,presid5t1 z hold] ( a ,f$]al  
(fice1 is subject to ! /rict scrut9y ( !
 ,emolum5ts ,clause4  7b7 ,congressional
 cons5t ,z a hold] ( (fice ( pr(it or   
tru/1 ! ,presid5t %all n accept any     
pres5t1 ,emolum5t1 ,(fice1 or ,title1 ( 
any k9d :atev]1 f any ,k+1 ,pr9ce1 or   

=eign /ate1 )\t ! cons5t ( ,congress4   
7c7 ,emolum5t qualification ,hi/oric    
mean+ & prec$5t provides t :at qualifies
 z an ,emolum5t is giv5 broad           
con/ruction1 fur!r broad5$ by !         
inclusion ( any k9d :atev]1 leav+       
,congress ) ! p[] to cons5t or d5y      
cons5t to a full spectrum (             
transactions4  7d7 ,k+1 pr9ce1 or =eign 
/ate ,emolum5ts rea* n only =eign /ates1
 b also _! ag5ts & in/rum5talities1 &   
prec$5t has det]m9$ t corporations own$ 
or controll$ by a =eign gov]nm5t are    
presumptively =eign /ates4  7e7 ,no     
cons5t ,to accept =eign emolum5ts ,!    
au?ority grant$ 9 article ,i1 section   
#i1 & reaffirm$ 9 subsection 7b7 h]eby  
d5ies congressional cons5t to all[      
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump to accept  
any pres5t1 ,emolum5t1 ,(fice1 or ,title
 ( any k9d :atev]1 f any ,k+1 ,pr9ce1 or
 =eign /ate4  7f7 ,applicability ( o!r  
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,no?+ 9 ?is jo9t      
resolution sup]s$es any requirem5t (    
relat$ laws t limit ! pr9ciple t        

,presid5ts are entitl$ to presumptions (
 good fai? & public int]e/$ness 9 _!    
(ficial conduct4  7#b7 ,no?+ 9 ?is jo9t 
resolution may be con/ru$ to imply t an 
explicit congressional d5ial ( cons5t is
 requir$ 9 ord] to trigg] ! prohibition 
( ! ,emolum5ts ,clause2 on ! contr>y1   
only an explicit grant ( congressional  
cons5t c ov]come ! prohibition2 ?is jo9t
 resolution ?us repres5ts n a necess>y  
/ep to invocation & en=cem5t ( ! ,clause
 b only a /ep tak5 to und]score ! s5se (
 ,congress t compliance ) ! ,clause is a
 matt] ( ! greate/ urg5cy & importance4 
#c4 ,report to ,congress ,presid5t      
,donald ,j4 ,trump %all submit1 )9 #cj  
days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t         
resolution1 to ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate a report on matt]s   
relevant to ?is jo9t resolution1 includ+
 a detail$ acc\nt ( actions tak5 to     
ensure compliance ) ! ,con/itution's    
article ,i1 section #i1 also kn[n z !   
,emolum5ts ,clause4