No Pardon Paydays Act of 2026

Suhas Subramanyam

Democrat · VA · Representative

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• Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2026-09-03
• Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)Original· 2026-09-03

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.

2026-09-03

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10290 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10290 To require the President to publish a justification for each grant of clemency. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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)). <all>

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