119th Congress

SR219

A resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action in the name of the United States Senate to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in clause 8 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced5/13/25

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause against President Trump.

This resolution directs the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action in the name of the United States Senate to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause against President Donald J. Trump. The clause prohibits the President from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from a foreign state without the consent of Congress. The resolution cites the MGX Fund-Binance deal, where President Trump and his family stand to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from a foreign state, as well as other deals involving foreign governments.

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