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                                                 Union Calendar No. 589
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2678

                          [Report No. 116-705]

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of 
the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by 
the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2019

 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Deutch) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                           December 31, 2020

Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cohen, 
Mr. Morelle, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Heck, Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson 
  of California, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
Lowenthal, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
DeFazio, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Neal, Mr. Cicilline, and Ms. 
                                Escobar

                           December 31, 2020

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 10, 
                                 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of 
the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by 
the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No President is Above the Law Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Offenses Committed by the President or Vice President During or 
Prior to Tenure in Office.--Section 3282 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Offenses Committed by the President or Vice President During 
or Prior to Tenure in Office.--In the case of any person serving as 
President or Vice President of the United States, the duration of that 
person's tenure in office shall not be considered for purposes of any 
statute of limitations applicable to any Federal criminal offense 
committed by that person (including any offenses committed during any 
period of time preceding such tenure in office).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any offense committed before the date of the enactment of this 
section, if the statute of limitations applicable to that offense had 
not run as of such date.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 589

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2678

                          [Report No. 116-705]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of 
the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by 
the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 31, 2020

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed