Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2022

Summary

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2022 This bill restricts the authority of the President with respect to presidential pardons, including by prohibiting the President from pardoning himself or herself and requiring the Department of Justice to conduct oversight and submit materials to Congress regarding certain pardons, such as those arising from an investigation in which the President is a target, subject, or witness.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 January 2022 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 January 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2024
• related to ← Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020