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Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: February 25, 2019 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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Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public.

Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 16
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 8, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 25, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1348: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1348/
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"H.R. 1348: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1348/.
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H.R. 1348, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1348/.
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