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HCONRES 132 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal procedure and sentencing Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President does not have the authority under the Constitution to grant himself reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United States.

Introduced: August 24, 2018 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the President does not have constitutional authority to grant himself a pardon or reprieve for offenses against the United States.

What's happening now September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 16, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 16, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Aug 24, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 26, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President does not have the authority under the Constitution to grant himself reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-132/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President does not have the authority under the Constitution to grant himself reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-132/.
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H. Con. Res. 132, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-132/.
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[H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President does not have the authority under the Constitution to grant himself reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-132/)
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