S5256Referred to Committee
A bill to provide increased oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-08-05
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 79.4% (863 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001113
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
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- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-08-05
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