[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 22 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 22

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of 
America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons 
between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and 
       January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2001

Mr. Frank 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 of 
America to prohibit the granting of Presidential reprieves and pardons 
between October 1 of a year in which a Presidential election occurs and 
       January 21 of the year following, and for other purposes.

    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 for 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--

    ``Section 1. The power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses 
against the United States shall not be exercised between October 1 of a 
year in which a Presidential election occurs and January 21 of the year 
following; except that after October 1 in said year a President may 
delay the execution of a sentence of death until January 25 of the year 
following.
    ``Section 2. All pardons and reprieves must be announced publicly 
at the time they are granted.''.
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