No President is Above the Law Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-2678| House
| Updated: 12/31/2020
Jerrold Nadler
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (25)
Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
No President is Above the Law Act of 2020 This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President or Vice President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-705.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
No President is Above the Law Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-2678| House
| Updated: 12/31/2020
No President is Above the Law Act of 2020 This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President or Vice President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-705.
Jerrold Nadler
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (25)
Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents