Presidential Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Clark (MA)
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Summary
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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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Cosponsors
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/29/2016
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Ruiz
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
DeLauro
CT • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 11/30/2016
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2016
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/5/2016
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2016
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2016
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/5/2016
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 12/6/2016
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/12/2016
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 12/12/2016
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/16/2016
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2016
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 12/16/2016
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