Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to vest the Congress with the power to disapprove reprieves and pardons by the President.

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12 September 1974

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the Congress shall have the power to disapprove any reprieve or pardon granted by the President, and no such reprieve or pardon shall take effect if it is disapproved by two-thirds vote of both Houses of the Congress no later than ninety days after it is granted by the President.

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summary · EN · 12 September 1974
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/1120
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