Pass a Law That Enforces the Emoluments Clauses

The Emoluments Clauses bar foreign-government gifts to officials and extra pay to the president, but no court has ever enforced them.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked October 8, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Emoluments Clauses The rules against presidents profiting from foreign governments

The Letter

Subject Define Emolument, Name Who Can Sue, and Set Penalties

The Constitution bars federal officials from taking payments from foreign governments without Congress's consent, and bars the president from any pay beyond his salary. In nearly 240 years, no court has enforced either rule.

The first-term lawsuits ended in 2020 and 2021 on standing and mootness, with no ruling on what an emolument is. Records for just 2017 and 2018 show 20 foreign governments paid Trump businesses at least $7.8 million, and he never asked Congress to approve any of it. Since then, Qatar's $400 million jet has become Air Force One without a vote of Congress.

A bill to fix that exists. Title XIII of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (S. 2838 and H.R. 8831) would define emolument, let Congress sue, and give the Office of Government Ethics power to enforce the ban. Neither bill has had a vote. Please cosponsor it, so this rule binds every president of either party.

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I'm calling to ask the Senator to cosponsor the Protecting Our Democracy Act, S. 2838, which enforces the Constitution's Emoluments Clauses.
The clauses bar foreign-government payments to officials and extra pay to the president, but in nearly 240 years no court has enforced them.
Records for 2017 and 2018 alone show 20 foreign governments paid Trump businesses at least $7.8 million, and Congress never approved any of it.
Please support a bill that defines emolument, says who can sue, and sets real penalties. I'm a constituent and I vote.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

0 court remedies ever awarded for an Emoluments Clause violation (source)
$7.8M+ paid by 20 foreign governments to Trump businesses in 2017-2018 records, with no consent from Congress (source)
~$400M estimated value of the Qatar jet flown as Air Force One since July 2026, with no vote of Congress (source)

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