[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 8 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 8

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
              limiting the pardon power of the President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Beyer, 
and Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
              limiting the pardon power of the President.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``The President shall not have the power to grant pardons and 
reprieves to himself or herself, to the President's brother, sister, 
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, parent, child, or grandchild or 
to the spouse of the President's grandchild, to the President's aunt, 
uncle, nephew or niece or to the spouse of the President's nephew or 
niece, or to the President's first or second cousin, the spouse of the 
President's first or second cousin, the President's mother-in-law, 
father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, or to any current or 
former member of the President's administration, or to anyone who 
worked on the President's presidential campaign as a paid employee.''.
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