,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag     
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require reimbursement for costs         
associated with ,presidential travel1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,padding ,presidential ,pockets   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,on ,january 
#aa1 #bjag1 ,president-,elect ,trump    
announced that management control of his
 investments and business assets1       
commonly known as the ,trump            
,organization1 would be assumed by two  

of his sons1 ,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and  
,eric ,trump prior to the ,presidential 
,inauguration4  7#b7 ,on ,january #ai1  
#bjag1 ,president-,elect ,trump         
transferred all his investments and     
business assets to the ,donald ,j4      
,trump ,revocable ,trust whose purpose  
is to hold assets for the exclusive     
benefit of ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 and as   
such has not divested his interest in   
his investments and holdings4  7#c7     
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 is a trustee of   
the trust and1 like his brother ,eric   
,trump1 serves as an ,executive ,vice   
,president for the ,trump ,organization 
which is held in the trust4  7#d7       
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and ,eric ,trump  
and other members of ,president ,trump's
 family receive physical protection at  
all times from the ,u4,s4 ,secret       
,service pursuant to section #cjef1     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 
,since ,president ,trump's election1    
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and ,eric ,trump  
have regularly traveled domestically and

 overseas in pursuit of the ,trump      
,organization's business interests and  
to promote the ,trump brand4  7#f7 ,each
 overseas trip taken by a ,u4,s4 ,secret
 ,service protectee requires the        
,service to incur significant costs1    
including travel1 lodging1 and costs    
associated with coordinating with local 
security entities1 embassies1 and other 
overseas partners4  7#g7 ,each such     
overseas trip may require other         
,government agencies1 such as the       
,department of ,state1 to incur         
significant additional costs associated 
with security and logistics4  7#h7 ,in  
,january #bjag1 ,eric ,trump1 on behalf 
of the ,trump ,organization1 traveled to
 ,uruguay to attend meetings and a      
party4  7#i7 ,in ,february #bjag1 ,eric 
,trump1 on behalf of the ,trump         
,organization1 traveled to the          
,dominican ,republic to visit a resort  
project4  7#aj7 ,in ,february #bjag1    
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and ,eric ,trump1 
on behalf of the ,trump ,organization1  

traveled to the ,united ,arab ,emirates 
to attend a golf course ribbon-cutting  
ceremony4  7#aa7 ,in ,february #bjag1   
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and ,eric ,trump1 
on behalf of the ,trump ,organization1  
traveled to ,canada to attend a hotel   
grand opening4  7#ab7 ,in ,april #bjag1 
,eric ,trump1 on behalf of the ,trump   
,organization1 traveled to the ,united  
,kingdom and the ,republic of ,ireland  
to attend business meetings at a golf   
course4  7#ac7 ,additionally1 since     
receiving ,secret ,service protection1  
,donald ,trump1 ,jr41 and ,eric ,trump  
have traveled domestically on a frequent
 and regular basis on behalf of the     
,trump ,organization4  7#ad7 ,on        
,february #c1 #bjag1 the ,washington    
,post reported that for just ,eric      
,trump's ,january #bjag ,uruguayan trip1
 hotel costs to the ,federal ,government
 were #ig1hcj4  7#ae7 ,on ,july #ab1    
#bjag1 the ,washington ,post reported   
that for the ,trump family's ,february  
#bjag trip to ,canada1 the ,department  

of ,state alone spent more than #ae1jjj 
to book hotel rooms at the ,trump ,hotel
 in ,vancouver4  7#af7 ,the ,federal    
,government does not receive            
reimbursement for costs incurred to the 
,federal ,government associated with    
protecting members of the ,president's  
immediate family while on domestic or   
overseas travel on behalf of the ,trump 
,organization4  #c4 ,reimbursement      
required ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 in the case of a      
person whom the ,united ,states ,secret 
,service is authorized to protect under 
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section       
#cjef7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 if that person travels           
domestically or internationally in      
furtherance of the business interests of
 an entity owned by or controlled by the
 ,president of the ,united ,states1 or  
from which the ,president of the ,united
 ,states receives any financial benefit1
 that person shall reimburse to the     
,treasury-- 7#a7 amount expended by the 

,united ,states ,secret ,service for the
 provision of such protection2 and  7#b7
 any amount expended for other costs    
incurred by the ,government pertaining  
to that travel4