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Jan 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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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 relatives 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.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Jan 9, 2025

Subjects (8)

Constitution and constitutional amendments Crime and Law Enforcement (Policy Area) 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

Cosponsors (3)

Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

(D-CA)
Sep 9, 2025

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

(D-GA)
Jan 9, 2025

Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

(D-CA)
Jan 9, 2025

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Jan 9, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 13 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 13

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

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Levin)
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

JOINT RESOLUTION

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

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

``Article--

``

Section 1.

pardons and reprieves to--
``

(1) the President's self;
``

(2) any person, up to a third degree relation, of the
President, or a spouse thereof;
``

(3) any current or former member of the President's
administration;
``

(4) any person who worked on the President's presidential
campaign as a paid employee;
``

(5) any person or entity for an offense that was
motivated by a direct and significant personal or pecuniary
interest of any of the foregoing persons; or
``

(6) any person or entity for an offense that was at the
direction of, or in coordination with, the President.
```Any pardon issued for a corrupt purpose shall be invalid. '.
``

Section 2.

by appropriate legislation.''.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 13 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. J. RES. 13

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 9, 2025

 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Levin) 
 submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 JOINT RESOLUTION

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

 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

 ``Article--

 ``

Section 1. The President shall not have the power to grant 
pardons and reprieves to--
 ``

    (1) the President's self;
 ``

    (2) any person, up to a third degree relation, of the 
 President, or a spouse thereof;
 ``

    (3) any current or former member of the President's 
 administration;
 ``

    (4) any person who worked on the President's presidential 
 campaign as a paid employee;
 ``

    (5) any person or entity for an offense that was 
 motivated by a direct and significant personal or pecuniary 
 interest of any of the foregoing persons; or
 ``

    (6) any person or entity for an offense that was at the 
 direction of, or in coordination with, the President.
```Any pardon issued for a corrupt purpose shall be invalid. '.
 ``

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.
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