H.Res. 1186 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.Res. 1186 and get alerts. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics Create a free account or sign in to follow the Government Operations and Politics policy area and get alerts. ▲ 186 days since action Sponsor: Jamie Raskin, MD-08, D → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 43 (43 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08

Introduced: 2026-04-16

Latest action (2026-04-16): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

What H.Res. 1186 does, in plain terms

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of H.Res. 1186 yet. Its official title: “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.”.

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