{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-introduces-legislation-to-curb-profiteering-by-president", "Rep. Watson Coleman Introduces Legislation to Curb Profiteering by President", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Bonnie Watson Coleman", "W000822", "watsoncoleman.house.gov", "watsoncoleman", "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced comprehensive legislation to curb profiteering by the President and his family, the Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act.\n\nSince the start of his second term, President Trump has engaged in a number of schemes that used his position as President to increase his personal wealth. Multiple reports confirm that the President\u2019s net worth has increased by $3 billion from 2024 to 2025. The President has amassed a vast fortune while cutting services to millions of everyday Americans who are living paycheck-to-paycheck.\n\nThe Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act will\n\nRequire anyone who receives Secret Service protection and travels in furtherance of the business interests and financial benefits of the President to reimburse the treasury for costs incurred by the Government pertaining to that travel, including for the provision of Secret Service protection;\n\nAmend the Federal Tort Claims Act so that no sitting president or their immediate family members can file or benefit from a claim while the president is in office;\n\nAmend the Presidential Libraries Act so that the president and their immediate family cannot solicit gifts or donations for their future Presidential library and museum;\n\nRequire the President and Vice President to remove themselves from any of their personal business activity and put all their financial holdings into a blind trust; and\n\nRequire the immediate family of the President and Vice President to provide quarterly reports of their financial holdings and refrain from joining boards of for-profit organizations.\n\n\u201cThe President has made a killing for himself and his family by wielding the power of the Office while everyday Americans are struggling,\u201d said Watson Coleman. \u201cWhen the people elect a President, they are putting their trust in him or her to execute the responsibilities of that office with the public good in mind. The President has violated that trust and so measures must be taken to ensure this or any future President puts the needs of the people first.\u201d\n\nThis year, Congresswoman Watson Coleman has documented many of the President's and his family's corrupt actions in a series of videos.\n\nThe Padding Presidential Pockets Act is cosponsored by Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10).\n\nText of the act can be read here.\n\nRelated Files", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-introduces-legislation-to-curb-profiteering-by-president"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.028505153954029, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}