3.0.0 7694 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z House HR 2020-07-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHIFF:H.R. 7694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8.[Page H3611]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Markup by 2020-07-23T18:17:48Z Referred to 2020-07-21T13:00:15Z Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act 116 1627 HR 2019-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act 116 2090 S 2019-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Protecting Our Democracy Act 116 8363 HR 2020-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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. Related bill CRS Protecting Our Democracy Act 116 4880 S 2020-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020 116 4933 S 2020-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-07-23 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Committee 2020-07-23 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-07-21 True 2020-11-09T21:32:00Z H.R. 7694, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56753 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciaryon July 23, 2020 Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-21 Introduced in House 2021-10-07T15:02:46Z Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act

This bill requires the President and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide certain information when the President grants a pardon for certain offenses. The bill also amends criminal statutes relating to the bribery of public officials.

If the President pardons or commutes the sentence of an individual for certain crimes, the President and DOJ shall submit to Congress all materials obtained, produced, or prepared by certain government entities relating to the offense and pardon. This requirement shall apply to a pardon for an offense against the United States involving the President or a relative of the President, or for specified offenses such as witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

The President and DOJ shall make these submissions no later than 30 days after the pardon.

The bill also amends a criminal statute prohibiting the bribery of public officials to state that for the purposes of the statute (1) the President or Vice President is a public official; and (2) a pardon, commutation, or reprieve (or an offer of such) is an official act. (Generally, the statute prohibits, among other things, corruptly offering anything of value to a public official with intent to influence an official act.)

]]> Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act Display Title Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide increased Congressional oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7694ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7694ih.xml 2020-07-23 Ordered to be Reported (Amended). text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.