IA 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 193 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing 

that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on 

the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or 

official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may 

not grant a pardon to himself or herself. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 24, 2024 

Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CHU, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ROBERT

GARCIA of California, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New 

Jersey, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LEE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MENG, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 

STEVENS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. 

TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) 

submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 

States providing that there is no immunity from criminal 

prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act 

was within the constitutional authority or official duties 


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of an individual, and providing that the President may 

not grant a pardon to himself or herself. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 

6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 

7 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 

8 States: 

9 ‘‘ARTICLE— 

10 ‘‘SECTION 1. No officer of the United States, includ11 ing the President and the Vice President, or a Senator 

12 or Representative in Congress, shall be immune from 

13 criminal prosecution for any violation of otherwise valid 

14 Federal law, nor for any violation of State law unless the 

15 alleged criminal act was authorized by valid Federal law, 

16 on the sole ground that their alleged criminal act was 

17 within the conclusive and preclusive constitutional author18 ity of their office or related to their official duties, except 

19 for Senators and Representatives acting pursuant to the 

20 first clause of the sixth section of the first article. 

21 ‘‘SECTION 2. The President shall have no power to 

22 grant a reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United 

23 States to himself or herself. 


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1 ‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment is self-executing, and 

2 Congress shall have the power to enact legislation to facili3 tate the implementation of this amendment.’’. 

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