Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.

Bill: 115-hjres-120
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2017-10-31
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Family relationships

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8391-8392)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment</b></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to certain members of the President's family, to members of the President's administration, or to paid employees of the President's presidential campaign.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2017 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Jayapal , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) 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 limiting the pardon power of the President.

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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — The President shall not have the power to grant pardons and reprieves to himself or herself, to the President’s brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, parent, child, or grandchild or to the spouse of the President’s grandchild, to the President’s aunt, uncle, nephew or niece or to the spouse of the President’s nephew or niece, or to the President’s first or second cousin, the spouse of the President’s first or second cousin, the President’s mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, or to any current or former member of the President’s administration, or to anyone who worked on the President’s presidential campaign as a paid employee. .