FIX Clemency Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair and Independent Experts in Clemency Act or the FIX Clemency Act
This bill establishes the independent U.S. Clemency Board, which shall review applications and recommend individuals for clemency directly to the President. It also abolishes the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice and transfers its functions, assets, and personnel to the board.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Aug 9, 2022; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 9, 2022 |
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 Dec 9, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 213, December 9, 2021, page H7638.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the governmental process for recommending applications for clemency, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FIX Clemency Act
- Fair and Independent Experts in Clemency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced 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.
