HJRES 135 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.

Introduced: April 15, 2026 Introduced by: Olszewski, Johnny Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cosponsors 7

Whitesides, George

California · Jul 9, 2026

Elfreth, Sarah

Maryland · May 20, 2026

Johnson, Julie

Texas · May 15, 2026

Thanedar, Shri

Michigan · May 15, 2026

Levin, Mike

California · Apr 15, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Mar 27, 2026

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Dec 18, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 135: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-135/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 135: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-135/.

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H.J. Res. 135, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-135/.

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[H.J. Res. 135: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-135/)