Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power.

Bill: 115-hjres-115
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2017-07-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Constitutional Amendment</strong></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment denying the President the power to grant himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Moulton ) 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 to clarify the presidential pardoning power.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States after the date of its submission for ratification:  — The President shall have no power to grant to himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States. .