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H.R. 252 — Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021 | PoliFocus

H.R. 252117th Congress

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

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

Sponsors

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

1 cosponsor

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public.

Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.

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Related Legislation

S. 318Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
2021-02-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related

Legislative Actions

2021-01-11
Introduced in House
2021-01-11
Introduced in House
2021-01-11
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-03-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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