[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 30 Introduced in House (IH)]




                                     


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 30

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
permitting the President to grant a pardon to an individual only after 
                  such individual has been convicted.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

    Mr. Jacobs introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
permitting the President to grant a pardon to an individual only after 
                  such individual has been convicted.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``The President shall only have the power to grant a reprieve or a 
pardon for an offense against the United States to an individual who 
has been convicted of such an offense.''.
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