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Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

Introduced: February 12, 2021 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2021
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Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

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 February 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 252 Identical bill Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 12, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 12, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 318: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-318/
MLA
"S. 318: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-318/.
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S. 318, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-318/.
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[S. 318: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-318/)
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