H.Con.Res. 5: Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.

H.Con.Res. 5: Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-04 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.

Plain summary

Calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established by prior Presidents and convert his assets to conflict-free holdings, adopt blind trusts, or take other equivalent measures to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and (2) not use the powers or opportunities of his position as President-elect or President of the United States for any purpose related to the Trump Organization. Declares that in the absence of such actions or specific authorization by Congress, Congress regards dealings that Donald Trump, as President, may have through his companies with foreign governments or entities owned or controlled by foreign governments to be potential violations of such clause.

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Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · 47 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] reported raising $248,839 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hconres5.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hconres5 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115