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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1348
To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the
President, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER,
Mr. CRIST, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina,
Mr. NADLER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. WELCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
MOULTON, Mr. TED
LIEU
of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr.
ESPAILLAT, and Mr. HASTINGS) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the publication of the name of any person
pardoned by the President, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Pardon
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Transparency Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF PARDONS.
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Not later than 3 days after the date on which the
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President grants any reprieve or pardon for an offence
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against the United States, the Attorney General shall pub-
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lish in the Federal Register and on the official website
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of the President the following:
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(1) The name of the person.
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(2) The date on which the reprieve or pardon
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was issued.
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(3) The full text of the reprieve or pardon.
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