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

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 4 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2021 Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Jan 07, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ4.IH HJ4 sspencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 4 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘(1) himself or herself; 2 ‘‘(2) any family member, up to a third degree 3 relation, of the President, or a spouse thereof; 4 ‘‘(3) any current or former member of the 5 President’s administration; 6 ‘‘(4) any person who worked on the President’s 7 presidential campaign as a paid employee; 8 ‘‘(5) any person or entity for an offense that 9 was motivated by a direct and significant personal or 10 pecuniary interest of any of the foregoing persons; 11 or 12 ‘‘(6) any person or entity for an offense that 13 was at the direction of, or in coordination with, the 14 President. 15 Any pardon issued for a corrupt purpose shall be invalid.’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Jan 07, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ4.IH HJ4 sspencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS