Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
Latest action · Apr 18, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to submit to Congress all investigative materials related to an offense for which the President pardons an individual if the offense arises from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target, subject, or witness.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2018 to Nov 30, 2018; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 18, 2018 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 1, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 1, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Nov 30, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 63, April 18, 2018, page H3442.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1627 | Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 12, 2019 |
| S 2770 | Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
