[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5131 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5131

To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2019

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself and Ms. Lee of California) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
 and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stop Padding Presidential Pockets 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a person 
whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under 
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, 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 States, or from which the 
President of the United States receives any financial benefit, that 
person shall reimburse to the Treasury--
            (1) amount expended by the United States Secret Service for 
        the provision of such protection; and
            (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the 
        Government pertaining to that travel.
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