HRES 523
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United…
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Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Disapproves of an act by the President to grant to himself or any family member a reprieve, pardon, or commutation of a sentence for an offense against the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
37
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Smith, Adam
D
Welch, Peter
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Chu, Judy
Delaney, John
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Green, Al
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Soto, Darren
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 523: Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-523/
"H. Res. 523: Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-523/.
H. Res. 523, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-523/.
[H. Res. 523: Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-523/)