Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to certain members of the President's family, to members of the President's administration, or to paid employees of the President's presidential campaign.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 7, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 7, 2020 |
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 Jan 3, 2019 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E9 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Jan 3, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: 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. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H218.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-78 | PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFORM100 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 5, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-12 | EXAMINING THE CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE PARDON POWER121 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 27, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46179 | Presidential Pardons: Overview and Selected Legal Issues | Report | Jan 14, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 120 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President. | Reintroduction of | Nov 2, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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 resolution 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.
