A bill to provide increased oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 5, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2024 would create new oversight requirements for presidential pardons and commutations in certain sensitive cases. Specifically, when the President pardons someone for crimes related to investigations involving the President or the President's relatives, or for obstruction and perjury offenses connected to Congressional proceedings, the Justice Department's Inspector General must investigate the pardon and report findings to Congress within set timeframes. The Attorney General and President would be required to submit all related materials to the Inspector General within 30 days, with Congress receiving the same materials, and failure to comply would trigger a report to Congress listing missing documents. The bill also clarifies that federal bribery laws apply to pardons and commutations granted to the President or Vice President, and it declares that any presidential self-pardon is void and provides no legal protection. No specific funding is authorized by the bill.
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