# 115-hr-3521: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017

115-hr-3521, Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3521
- Congress: 115
- Title: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017 This bill requires that if any of specified persons the U.S. Secret Service is authorized to protect (the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or their immediate families) travel domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President, or from which the President receives any financial benefit, such person shall reimburse the Treasury: (1) the amount expended by the Secret Service for such protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7031: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6951: Get the Lead Out of Schools Act
- 115-hr-6873: EITC Modernization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3521)

## Related
- [115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7107)
- [115-hr-7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7052)
- [115-hr-7031: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7031)
- [115-hr-6951: Get the Lead Out of Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6951)
- [115-hr-6873: EITC Modernization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6873)
- [115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3521 (as of 2025-11-18).