S 5212 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

No Payoffs for Pardons Act

Introduced: August 3, 2026 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Aug 3, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4409-4410; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4409-4410)

Aug 3, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Aug 3, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4409-4410; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4409-4410)

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Cosponsors 5

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Aug 4, 2026

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Aug 3, 2026

Cortez Masto, Catherine

California · Aug 3, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5212: No Payoffs for Pardons Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5212/

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"S. 5212: No Payoffs for Pardons Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5212/.

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S. 5212, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5212/.

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