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In early March 2026, Senate Democrats brought four resolutions to the floor addressing President Trump's financial conflicts of interest, all of which were blocked by Senate Republicans via unanimous consent objections. The four resolutions collectively covered the major categories of foreign emoluments concerns that had accumulated during Trump's second term.
S.Res.242, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal, condemned Trump's private business agreements with foreign governments as violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, and demanded the transfer of any proceeds to the U.S. government. The resolution specifically named deals with the governments of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Serbia, and Oman as examples of unacceptable entanglements.
S.Res.244, introduced by Senators Brian Schatz and Chris Coons with 27 cosponsors, addressed the $400 million luxury aircraft gifted to Trump by the government of Qatar -- which Trump intended to use as Air Force One and then transfer to a foundation for personal use after leaving office. The resolution declared this a constitutional violation and withheld Senate consent.
S.Res.245 condemned Trump's entanglements with the $TRUMP meme coin, which the resolution found enabled covert payments to the president and his family, including potential investments by foreign governments in violation of the Emoluments Clause.
S.Res.219 would have directed the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause.
Senate Republicans blocked all four resolutions. Senator Blumenthal stated that Democrats had submitted all four and "every one of them was blocked from unanimous consent." The blockade left constitutional enforcement of the emoluments clauses to the courts while Republican senators declined to exercise the congressional consent or oversight role the clauses assign to the legislature.