House Democrats introduced a bill this week that would ban federal agencies from spending public money to stay at or use any of President Trump's hotel properties.

The Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating and Lodging Act, or the HOTEL Act, is a response to Trump's decision not to divest from his various properties when he became president.

The lead sponsor of the bill, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said the Constitution prohibits officials from benefiting financial from their position. He said his bill is meant to ensure Trump can't profit off decisions by his own administration to use his properties.

"If the president does not have enough respect for the Constitution to refuse extra government payments beyond his official salary, then we must cut the unlawful payments off at the source," Raskin said in a statement.

He cited reports saying the Defense Department spent nearly $140,000 at 12 Trump properties in the first eight months of his administration. In addition, Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort charged the Secret Service more than $63,000 through April 2017, he said.

"The government may not be turned into a money-making operation for the president and his family," Raskin said. "We must stop all executive branch officials, all of whom report ultimately to President Trump, from spending public dollars at Trump hotels, restaurants, golf courses and other businesses. This is a ludicrous situation."