Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.

Bill: 115-hres-523
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2017-09-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Disapproves of an act by the President to grant to himself or any family member a reprieve, pardon, or commutation of a sentence for an offense against the United States.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 523 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 14, 2017 Ms. Bass (for herself, Mr. Al Green of Texas , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Delaney , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Lee , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Moore , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Fudge , Ms. Adams , Mr. Evans , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Soto , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Payne , and Mr. Hastings ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Expressing disapproval of any act of the President to grant to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.

That the House of Representatives disapproves of the President granting to himself or any member of his family, including those related solely by marriage, any reprieve or pardon, or any commutation of a sentence, for any offense against the United States.