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S. 4933 116th Congress Senate

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to provide increased oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2020 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Dec 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 1, 2020
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 Latest action December 1, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020

This bill restricts the authority of the President with respect to presidential pardons, including by prohibiting the President from pardoning himself or herself and requiring the Department of Justice to conduct oversight and submit materials to Congress regarding certain pardons, such as those arising from an investigation in which the President is a target, subject, or witness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7694 Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 7, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 1, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2020
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 1, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4933: Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4933/
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"S. 4933: Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4933/.
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S. 4933, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4933/.
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