Presidential Accountability Act

3.0.0 6340 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z House HR 2016-11-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:H.R. 6340.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H6301]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-05T21:19:10Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-05T21:19:02Z Referred to 2016-11-17T14:04:20Z 2016-12-05 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-12-05 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2016-11-29 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-11-29 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-11-29 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2016-11-29 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2016-11-29 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. 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00 2016-11-17 Introduced in House 2017-05-18T18:16:11Z Presidential Accountability Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for the President or Vice President to personally and substantially participate in official matters that affect their financial interests, unless the financial interests are held in a blind trust or the President or Vice President discloses the financial interests and receives an exemption.

It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a President or Vice President who commits the offense. It also authorizes civil penalties and injunctions.

Additionally, a violation constitutes a high crime and misdemeanor (i.e., grounds for impeachment) under Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution.

Finally, the bill prohibits the President or Vice President from entering into contracts with the U.S. government.

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Presidential Accountability Act Display Title Presidential Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To extend conflict of interest provisions to the President and Vice President of the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Presidential Accountability Act Introduced in House 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6340ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6340ih.xml 2016-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.