HOUSE 1348116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019

Last Action: 3/25/2019

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2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-02-25Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-25Introduced in House
2019-02-25Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-25 (00)

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public.

Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.

Cosponsors (20)

NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Jackie Speier (D-CA)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)

Subjects

Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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