,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bddj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjag,mr4  
,raskin 7for himself and ,ms4 ,jayapal7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,president to   
report to the ,treasury and make        
publicly available past business        
transactions with foreign countries     
exceeding #aj1jjj and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,presidential       
,disclosure of ,foreign ,business       
,transactions ,act4  #b4 ,presidential  
disclosure of business transactions with
 foreign countries  7a7 ,initial report 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date on which the        
,president first assumes office1 the    
,president shall submit to the          
,secretary of the ,treasury an initial  
report detailing any private business   
transaction with a foreign government   

conducted by the ,president during the  
#aj years immediately preceding the year
 in which the ,president first assumes  
office4  7#b7 ,contents of initial      
report ,any such report shall include a 
detailed summary and purpose of the     
transaction1 including the recipient1   
location1 time1 and status of the       
transaction4  7#c7 ,delayed initial     
report ,for a ,president who assumed    
office before the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,president shall submit  
the initial report described in such    
paragraph not later than #ij days after 
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        
,monthly report ,at the end of each     
month beginning after the month that the
 initial report is submitted under      
subsection 7a7 and ending the month     
after the ,president ceases to hold     
office1 the ,president shall submit a   
report to the ,secretary of the         
,treasury detailing any private business
 transaction between businesses         
affiliated with the ,president with     

foreign governments during that month4  
,any such report shall include the      
information required under subsection   
7a77#c7 with respect to each such       
transaction4  7c7 ,publication ,in order
 to ensure transparency and             
accountability to the ,american people1 
any report submitted under subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 shall be made available on   
the public internet website of the      
,treasury4  7d7 ,definition of business 
transaction ,in this section1 the term  
business transaction means any          
transaction of more than #aj1jjj in     
relation to any private businesses or   
investments listed in the ,president's  
financial disclosure reports1 including 
any report submitted pursuant to the    
,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  #c4 ,violations ,a  
violation of this ,act shall constitute 
a high crime and misdemeanor for the    
purposes of article ,,ii1 section #d of 
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states4