HJRES 4
117th 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
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the pardon power of the President.
The amendment prohibits the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to family members or members of the administration, to paid campaign employees, to a person or entity for an offense motivated by an interest of any of those people, or to a person or entity for an offense directed by or coordinated with the President.
The amendment also invalidates pardons issued for a corrupt purpose.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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