United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 115 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power.
Introduced
27 July 2017
Last action
17 August 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment denying the President the power to grant himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.
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Timeline
27 July 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 August 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 July 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/115
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/115
- us · 115-hjres-115 · source updated 3 January 2025