To direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5551| House
| Updated: 4/18/2018
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (42)
Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to submit to Congress all investigative materials related to an offense for which the President pardons an individual if the offense arises from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target, subject, or witness.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5551| House
| Updated: 4/18/2018
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to submit to Congress all investigative materials related to an offense for which the President pardons an individual if the offense arises from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target, subject, or witness.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (42)
Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents