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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10290 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10290

 To require the President to publish a justification for each grant of 
                               clemency.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the President to publish a justification for each grant of 
                               clemency.

    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 Pardon Paydays Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. JUSTIFICATIONS OF PARDONS.

    In the case of any pardon by the President, the Pardon Attorney of 
the Department of Justice shall submit to Congress within 30 days after 
such a grant a written analysis of any criminal history of the 
recipient that does not pertain to any offense for which a pardon is 
granted, and an analysis of any risk of recidivism and danger to 
communities based on their background.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    A person who has received a pardon from the President may not make, 
in the determination of the Federal Election Commission, any 
contribution in an amount greater than $1,000 to an authorized 
committee of the President, a leadership PAC of the President, or an 
entity that has made an independent expenditure expressly advocating 
the election of the President. The Federal Election Commission may 
refer, as appropriate, any matter for criminal prosecution to the 
Attorney General.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The terms ``authorized committee'' and ``independent 
        expenditure'' have the meanings given such terms in section 301 
        of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).
            (2) The term ``leadership PAC'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 304(i)(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(i)(8)(B)).
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No Pardon Paydays Act of 2026

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