Pardons Bills in the 110th Congress

44 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 108th at 21. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th

9 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 1–9, newest first. Every Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HCONRES 214	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	October 2, 2008
HCONRES 37	Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to pardoning Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	January 18, 2007
HCONRES 24	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561-563)	March 15, 2007
HJRES 48	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the requirement of the approval of a two-thirds majority of the Supreme Court for any pardon or reprieve granted by the President.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	September 10, 2007
HR 3093	Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	The conferees on the part of the House are discharged and H.R. 3093 is laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 860.	December 12, 2007
HR 563	Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	February 2, 2007
HR 297	NICS Improvement Act of 2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	February 2, 2007
HRES 530	Censuring George W. Bush.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	August 10, 2007
S 2421	Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	December 6, 2007

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.