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H.R. 2678 116th Congress House

No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by the President of t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Jerrold Nadler Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 31, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-705.
Dec 31, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
Jul 23, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 23, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 31, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President or Vice President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1756 Identical bill No President is Above the Law Act
  • HR 8363 Protecting Our Democracy Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 14
Cicilline, David
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 7, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 15, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 15, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 30, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 30, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Aug 30, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Aug 9, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jul 24, 2019
Payne, Donald
· Jul 24, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 24, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· May 10, 2019
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · May 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2678: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2678/
MLA
"H.R. 2678: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2678/.
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H.R. 2678, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2678/.
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