119-hres635

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 635 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 635

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine 
 Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of 
 clemency from the President of the United States.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 5, 2025

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Correa, Ms. Ansari, 
Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Titus, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Thanedar, and 
Mr. Swalwell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on the Judiciary

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine 
 Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of 
 clemency from the President of the United States.

Whereas, on December 29, 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in the United 
 States District Court for the Southern District of New York on multiple 
 counts related to the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors, including 
 conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, 
 conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, 
 transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking 
 conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor;
Whereas evidence presented at her trial demonstrated that Ghislaine Maxwell 
 actively participated in and facilitated the grooming and abuse of young 
 girls by the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, 
 including by luring children to Epstein's residence;
Whereas, on June 28, 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison 
 and 5 years of supervised release, and is currently in the custody of 
 the Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell participated in or facilitated the 
 sexual abuse of hundreds of children;
Whereas childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking are heinous crimes that have 
 lifelong physical and mental health implications for survivors;
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein is deceased, and Ghislaine Maxwell's ongoing 
 imprisonment is thus the only measure of justice available to these 
 victims;
Whereas there has been significant public speculation regarding the possibility 
 that the President may seek to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, and when asked 
 about this speculation, he has explicitly affirmed his authority to do 
 so;
Whereas Article II, 

Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution provides the 
 President ``shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences 
 against the United States''; and
Whereas the Framers of the Constitution provided the President with such powers 
 so he could address miscarriages of justice Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) condemns child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and those 
 who participate in or facilitate such criminal acts;

    (2) stands with the countless victims of Jeffrey Epstein's 
 and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes in their lifelong struggles for 
 healing and closure;

    (3) affirms that Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 
 sentencing were more than warranted by the facts, and any 
 receipt of a pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency by 
 Ghislaine Maxwell would deny survivors the justice they 
 deserve; and

    (4) formally opposes the granting of a pardon, commutation, 
 or other form of clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell.
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