S. Res. 244 (Introduced in Senate) — Affirming that the underlying purpose of the Foreign Emoluments Clause renders the acceptance and transfer of a plane from the Government of Qatar, without the explicit consent of Congress, an illegal emolument, withholding the consent of the Senate to the acceptance and transfer of plane from the Government of Qatar, and demanding the transfer of any plane received by President Donald J. Trump or entities under his control from the Government of Qatar to the permanent control of the United States Government.

That the Senate—

(1)

affirms that the underlying purpose of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution of the United States renders the acceptance and transfer of a plane from the Government of Qatar, without the explicit consent of Congress, an illegal emolument, regardless of the legal technicalities of ownership;

(2)

withholds the consent of the Senate to the acceptance and transfer of any plane from the Government of Qatar, as such acceptance and transfer poses unacceptable potential costs to taxpayers in the United States as well as grave risks to national security and of foreign corruption; and

(3)

demands the transfer of any plane received by President Donald J. Trump or entities under the control of President Trump from the Government of Qatar, in violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in clause 8 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, to the permanent control of the United States Government.

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