HOUSE 1627116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 4/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-12Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2019-03-07Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-07 (00)
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to submit to Congress all investigative materials related to an offense for which the President pardons an individual if the offense arises from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target, subject, or witness.
Cosponsors (20)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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