[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 252 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 252

 To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the 
                   President, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2021

Mr. Krishnamoorthi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the 
                   President, 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 ``Presidential Pardon Transparency Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF PARDONS.

    Not later than 3 days after the date on which the President grants 
any reprieve or pardon for an offence against the United States, the 
Attorney General shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
official website of the President the following:
            (1) The name of the person.
            (2) The date on which the reprieve or pardon was issued.
            (3) The full text of the reprieve or pardon.
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