Pardon Disclosure Act
Summary
Pardon Disclosure Act 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jun 22, 2022
Last action Jun 22, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022
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Referred 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.
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Jun 22, 2022
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Ritchie Torres
DDemocratic
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