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118th Congress Congress

H.R. 2659: Pardon Disclosure Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 17, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 17, 2023

This bill retroactively requires Members of Congress who request presidential pardons for themselves or on behalf of other individuals, and individuals who receive such requests, to disclose the requests to the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate or the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, as applicable. The disclosure requirements apply to requests made or received beginning on January 1, 2021.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Apr 17, 2023Introduced in the House by Ritchie Torres.
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  1. Apr 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 17, 2023Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.