H.Res. 1185 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.
Cosponsors: 32 (32 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-04-16
Latest action (2026-04-16): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.Res. 1185 does, in plain terms
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