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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the granting of presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a presidential election occurs and January 21 of the following year. Permits a President, after Oct 1 of such year, to delay the execution of a death sentence until January 25 of the year following. Requires that all pardons and reprieves be publicly announced at the time they are granted.
What's happening now March 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 22: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-22/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 22: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-22/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 22, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-22/.
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[H.J. Res. 22: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-22/)
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