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HR 3489 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Criminal procedure and sentencing Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Justice, not later than three days after the President grants any reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States, to publish in the Federal Register and on the President's official website the name of the person pardoned, the full text of the reprieve or pardon, and the date it was issued.

What's happening now September 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 5, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 5, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 27, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 27, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3489: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3489/
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"H.R. 3489: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3489/.
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H.R. 3489, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3489/.
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