[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1452 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1452

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit any payment for 
  lodging and other travel expenses by the Federal Government for any 
 such expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

Mr. Blumenauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit any payment for 
  lodging and other travel expenses by the Federal Government for any 
 such expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize 
the Presidency Act of 2017'' or the ``No TRUMP Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR LODGING AND OTHER TRAVEL EXPENSES 
              INCURRED AT A HOTEL OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5762. Limitation on payments for subsistence expenses incurred 
              at a hotel owned or operated by the President
    ``(a) In General.--No amounts may be paid from the Treasury to pay 
directly or reimburse subsistence expenses under this chapter or any 
other provision of law for any amounts expended in a hotel or other 
establishment providing daily-rate accommodation that is owned or 
operated by the President or a relative of the President.
    ``(b) Relative Defined.--In this section, the term `relative' has 
the meaning given that term in section 3110(a)(3).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter IV 
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``5762. Limitation on payments for subsistence expenses incurred at a 
                            hotel owned or operated by the 
                            President.''.
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