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114-hr-6340114th Congress

Presidential Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Representative Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]

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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, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • JIM MCDERMOTT

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • MICHAEL CAPUANO

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • LUIS GUTIERREZ

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    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-31]

    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

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

    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-18]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2016

  • ELIOT ENGEL

    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

  • Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    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

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/1/2016

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 12/1/2016

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/1/2016

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    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

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 12/1/2016

  • Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 12/1/2016

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2016

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2016

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2016

  • Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2016

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 12/6/2016

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    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

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 12/6/2016

  • Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2016

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2016

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2016

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2016

  • Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2016

  • Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/8/2016

  • SANDER LEVIN

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/8/2016

  • Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 12/12/2016

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/12/2016

  • Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2016

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2016

  • Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2016

Roll Call Votes

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