HJRES 8
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to certain members of the President's family, to members of the President's administration, or to paid employees of the President's presidential campaign.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
2