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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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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 pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No President is Above 
the Law Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR 
VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF-
FICE.—Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR 
VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF-
FICE.—In the case of any person serving as President or 
Vice President of the United States, the duration of that 
person’s tenure in office shall not be considered for purposes 
of any statute of limitations applicable to any Federal 
criminal offense committed by that person (including any 
offenses committed during any period of time preceding 
such tenure in office).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any offense committed before the 
date of the enactment of this section, if the statute of limita-
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 
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. 
DECEMBER 31, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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