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 · August 5, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill creates new oversight mechanisms for presidential pardons that involve the president, their family members, political appointees, or campaign staff. When such a pardon is granted, the Department of Justice Inspector General must investigate it within 30 days, and both the Attorney General and President must submit all relevant materials to Congress and the Inspector General for review. The legislation also extends federal bribery laws to explicitly cover pardons and commutations, making it illegal to offer or accept anything of value in exchange for a pardon, and declares that any presidential self-pardon is void and unenforceable. Additionally, individuals who receive pardons must disclose any gifts they gave to the president in the 365 days before or five years after the pardon through an online disclosure system run by the Office of Government Ethics, with these disclosures made public. The bill requires the Office of Government Ethics to establish the online portal within 180 days of enactment.
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