A resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action in the name of the Senate to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in clause 8 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.

This resolution would direct the Senate's legal counsel to file a lawsuit on behalf of the Senate to enforce a part of the Constitution known as the Foreign Emoluments Clause, which generally prohibits federal officeholders from accepting gifts, payments, or titles from foreign governments without Congress's approval. No official summary is available for this bill.

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