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House concurrent resolution · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization.

H.Con.Res. 178Introduced Dec 1, 2016Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Welch D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 1, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress · VT at-large district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.