S 318
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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