United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 252 (117th)
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
Introduced
11 January 2021
Last action
4 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Dwight Evans
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021 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.
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Timeline
11 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 January 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 January 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Sponsor
- Dwight Evans · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
- related to ← Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/252
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/252
- us · 117-hr-252 · source updated 5 December 2025