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Suspending Transfer of Property for Improper Trump Use Act

To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report regarding the transfer of an aircraft from Qatar, and for other purposes.

Introduced May 14, 2025

Latest action (May 14, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress within 30 days with all documents, communications, records, and memoranda from the State Department, National Security Council, or communications with Qatar related to negotiations for transferring an aircraft from Qatar to the United States Government. The Secretary of State must also submit a report to Congress within 30 days describing the negotiations with Qatar regarding the aircraft transfer, including any promises or commitments made to Qatar in exchange, negotiations with private companies for resulting contracts, and information about legal reviews of the transfer. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support, facilitate, or execute the transfer of a foreign government-owned or foreign government-controlled aircraft to the United States Government, the President of the United States, or to the Trump Presidential Library.

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Sponsor (1)
29 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. May 14, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  2. May 14, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SRES 244 — A resolution 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. · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • S 4999 — Luxury JET Act · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 4179 — Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • SJRES 53 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and services. · Introduced Jun 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%
  • HR 4577 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%
  • HR 7766 — Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · May 14, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 14, 2025

Mr. Meeks (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Simon, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Casten, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report regarding the transfer of an aircraft from Qatar, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Suspending Transfer of Property for Improper Trump Use Act”.

SEC. 2. DOCUMENTS REQUESTED.

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Secretary of State shall furnish to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate copies of all documents, Signal chats, memoranda, charts, tables, notes from meetings, audio recordings, records (including telephone and email records), correspondence, artificial intelligence large language model conversation transcripts, and any other communications within the Department of State or the National Security Council, or external communication with the State of Qatar, pertaining to the transfer of an aircraft to the United States Government, to be subsequently transferred to an entity controlled by President Donald J. Trump.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

(a) In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report detailing the negotiations between the United States and Qatar pertaining to the transfer of an aircraft from Qatar to the United States, to be subsequently transferred to an entity controlled by President Trump.

(b) Matters To Be Included.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) A description of any and all communications pertaining to promises or commitments made or proposed to be made to Qatar in exchange for the transfer described in subsection (a), whether transmitted verbally or in writing.

(2) A recounting of any negotiation with private sector entities to receive contracts as a result of the potential or completed transfer described in subsection (a).

(3) Information pertaining to the legal review conducted by the Secretary regarding the potential or completed transfer described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to take any action to support, facilitate, or execute the transfer of an aircraft owned by a foreign government or an entity controlled by a foreign government to the United States Government, the President of the United States, or to the Presidential Library of President Trump. <all>

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