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Union Calendar No. 589 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2678 

[Report No. 116–705] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of the 

statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by the 

President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2019 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Mr. DEUTCH) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

DECEMBER 31, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. HECK, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. 

LOFGREN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 

SCANLON, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. ESCOBAR

DECEMBER 31, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 10, 2019] 


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•HR 2678 RH

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 

tolling of the statute of limitations with regard to certain 

offenses committed by the President of the United States 

during or prior to tenure in office, and for other purposes. 


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•HR 2678 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No President is Above 

5 the Law Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 

7 (a) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR

8 VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF9 FICE.—Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR

12 VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF13 FICE.—In the case of any person serving as President or 

14 Vice President of the United States, the duration of that 

15 person’s tenure in office shall not be considered for purposes 

16 of any statute of limitations applicable to any Federal 

17 criminal offense committed by that person (including any 

18 offenses committed during any period of time preceding 

19 such tenure in office).’’. 

20 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub21 section (a) shall apply to any offense committed before the 

22 date of the enactment of this section, if the statute of limita23 tions applicable to that offense had not run as of such date. 


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Union Calendar No. 589 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2678 

[Report No. 116–705] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 

tenure in office, and for other purposes. President of the United States during or prior to regard to certain offenses committed by the for the tolling of the statute of limitations with 

DECEMBER 31, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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