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IA 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 48 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2007 Mr. Cohen introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the requirement of the approval of a two-thirds majority of the Supreme Court for any pardon or reprieve granted by the President.

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: —

The grant of a reprieve or pardon by the President for an offense against the United States shall become effective only on the review and consent of two-thirds of the Justices of the Supreme Court, pursuant to a finding by such Justices that the grant of such reprieve or pardon is consistent with the interests of justice and does not undermine the effectiveness, integrity, and impartiality of the Federal criminal justice system.

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