Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020

Summary

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020 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. 1 December 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 December 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 December 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 December 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 December 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 December 2020

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Sponsors

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

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