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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.
Summary
- Proposes a constitutional amendment eliminating immunity from federal criminal prosecution for federal officers, including the President and Vice President, based on the grounds that their alleged criminal act was within their constitutional authority or official duties.
- Proposes a constitutional amendment eliminating immunity from state criminal prosecution for federal officers unless the alleged criminal act was authorized by valid federal law.
- Proposes a constitutional amendment removing the President's power to grant a pardon to himself or herself.
- Proposes that the amendment is self-executing and authorizes Congress to enact legislation to implement it.
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Sponsor (1)
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. (D-NY) [#25]
184 cosponsors
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC) [At-large] -
Rep. Adams, Alma S. (D-NC) [#12] -
Rep. Amo, Gabe (D-RI) [#1] -
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin (D-AZ) [#3] -
Rep. Balint, Becca (D-VT) [At-large] -
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz (D-CA) [#44] -
Rep. Beatty, Joyce (D-OH) [#3] -
Rep. Bell, Wesley (D-MO) [#1] -
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. (D-VA) [#8] -
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. (D-GA) [#2] -
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne (D-OR) [#1] -
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. (D-PA) [#2] -
Rep. Brownley, Julia (D-CA) [#26] -
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. (D-OH) [#11] -
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki (D-IL) [#13] -
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. (D-OR) [#5] -
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. (D-CA) [#24] -
Rep. Carson, André (D-IN) [#7] -
Rep. Carter, Troy A. (D-LA) [#2] -
Rep. Casar, Greg (D-TX) [#35] -
Rep. Casten, Sean (D-IL) [#6] -
Rep. Castor, Kathy (D-FL) [#14] -
Rep. Castro, Joaquin (D-TX) [#20] -
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D-FL) [#20] -
Rep. Chu, Judy (D-CA) [#28] -
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (D-CA) [#31] -
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. (D-NY) [#9] -
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO) [#5] -
Rep. Clyburn, James E. (D-SC) [#6] -
Rep. Cohen, Steve (D-TN) [#9] -
Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. (D-NJ) [#3] -
Rep. Costa, Jim (D-CA) [#21] -
Rep. Courtney, Joe (D-CT) [#2] -
Rep. Craig, Angie (D-MN) [#2] -
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine (D-TX) [#30] -
Rep. Crow, Jason (D-CO) [#6] -
Rep. Davis, Danny K. (D-IL) [#7] -
Rep. Dean, Madeleine (D-PA) [#4] -
Rep. DeGette, Diana (D-CO) [#1] -
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (D-CT) [#3] -
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. (D-WA) [#1] -
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. (D-PA) [#17] -
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark (D-CA) [#10] -
Rep. Dexter, Maxine (D-OR) [#3] -
Rep. Dingell, Debbie (D-MI) [#6] -
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd (D-TX) [#37] -
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah (D-MD) [#3] -
Rep. Escobar, Veronica (D-TX) [#16] -
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano (D-NY) [#13] -
Rep. Evans, Dwight (D-PA) [#3] -
Rep. Fields, Cleo (D-LA) [#6] -
Rep. Figures, Shomari (D-AL) [#2] -
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie (D-TX) [#7] -
Rep. Foster, Bill (D-IL) [#11] -
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. (D-NC) [#4] -
Rep. Frankel, Lois (D-FL) [#22] -
Rep. Friedman, Laura (D-CA) [#30] -
Rep. Frost, Maxwell (D-FL) [#10] -
Rep. Garamendi, John (D-CA) [#8] -
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (D-IL) [#4] -
Rep. Garcia, Robert (D-CA) [#42] -
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. (D-NY) [#10] -
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy (D-CA) [#34] -
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie (D-NH) [#2] -
Rep. Green, Al (D-TX) [#9] -
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. (D-AZ) [#7] -
Rep. Harder, Josh (D-CA) [#9] -
Rep. Hayes, Jahana (D-CT) [#5] -
Rep. Himes, James A. (D-CT) [#4] -
Rep. Horsford, Steven (D-NV) [#4] -
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy (D-PA) [#6] -
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. (D-OR) [#4] -
Rep. Huffman, Jared (D-CA) [#2] -
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. (D-IL) [#1] -
Rep. Jacobs, Sara (D-CA) [#51] -
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila (D-WA) [#7] -
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D-GA) [#4] -
Rep. Johnson, Julie (D-TX) [#32] -
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D-CA) [#37] -
Rep. Keating, William R. (D-MA) [#9] -
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. (D-IL) [#2] -
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. (D-NY) [#26] -
Rep. Khanna, Ro (D-CA) [#17] -
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D-IL) [#8] -
Rep. Landsman, Greg (D-OH) [#1] -
Rep. Larsen, Rick (D-WA) [#2] -
Rep. Larson, John B. (D-CT) [#1] -
Rep. Latimer, George (D-NY) [#16] -
Rep. Lee, Summer L. (D-PA) [#12] -
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa (D-NM) [#3] -
Rep. Levin, Mike (D-CA) [#49] -
Rep. Lieu, Ted (D-CA) [#36] -
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) [#18] -
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. (D-MA) [#8] -
Rep. Magaziner, Seth (D-RI) [#2] -
Rep. Mannion, John W. (D-NY) [#22] -
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. (D-CA) [#7] -
Rep. McBath, Lucy (D-GA) [#6] -
Rep. McBride, Sarah (D-DE) [At-large] -
Rep. McClain Delaney, April (D-MD) [#6] -
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. (D-VA) [#4] -
Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-MN) [#4] -
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan (D-KY) [#3] -
Rep. McGovern, James P. (D-MA) [#2] -
Rep. McIver, LaMonica (D-NJ) [#10] -
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. (D-NY) [#5] -
Rep. Mejia, Analilia (D-NJ) [#11] -
Rep. Menefee, Christian D. (D-TX) [#18] -
Rep. Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) [#8] -
Rep. Meng, Grace (D-NY) [#6] -
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi (D-MD) [#7] -
Rep. Min, Dave (D-CA) [#47] -
Rep. Moore, Gwen (D-WI) [#4] -
Rep. Morrison, Kelly (D-MN) [#3] -
Rep. Moulton, Seth (D-MA) [#6] -
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. (D-IN) [#1] -
Rep. Mullin, Kevin (D-CA) [#15] -
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (D-NY) [#12] -
Rep. Neal, Richard E. (D-MA) [#1] -
Rep. Neguse, Joe (D-CO) [#2] -
Rep. Norcross, Donald (D-NJ) [#1] -
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (D-NY) [#14] -
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny (D-MD) [#2] -
Rep. Omar, Ilhan (D-MN) [#5] -
Rep. Pallone, Frank (D-NJ) [#6] -
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy (D-CA) [#19] -
Rep. Pappas, Chris (D-NH) [#1] -
Rep. Peters, Scott H. (D-CA) [#50] -
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany (D-CO) [#7] -
Rep. Pingree, Chellie (D-ME) [#1] -
Rep. Pocan, Mark (D-WI) [#2] -
Rep. Pou, Nellie (D-NJ) [#9] -
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna (D-MA) [#7] -
Rep. Quigley, Mike (D-IL) [#5] -
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. (D-IL) [#3] -
Rep. Randall, Emily (D-WA) [#6] -
Rep. Raskin, Jamie (D-MD) [#8] -
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. (D-CA) [#29] -
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. (D-NC) [#2] -
Rep. Ruiz, Raul (D-CA) [#25] -
Rep. Salinas, Andrea (D-OR) [#6] -
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. (D-CA) [#38] -
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay (D-PA) [#5] -
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. (D-IL) [#9] -
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott (D-IL) [#10] -
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. (D-MI) [#3] -
Rep. Schrier, Kim (D-WA) [#8] -
Rep. Scott, David (D-GA) [#13] -
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. (D-AL) [#7] -
Rep. Sherman, Brad (D-CA) [#32] -
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie (D-NJ) [#11] -
Rep. Simon, Lateefah (D-CA) [#12] -
Rep. Smith, Adam (D-WA) [#9] -
Rep. Sorensen, Eric (D-IL) [#17] -
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. (D-NM) [#1] -
Rep. Stanton, Greg (D-AZ) [#4] -
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. (D-MI) [#11] -
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn (D-WA) [#10] -
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas (D-VA) [#10] -
Rep. Swalwell, Eric (D-CA) [#14] -
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong (D-OH) [#13] -
Rep. Takano, Mark (D-CA) [#39] -
Rep. Thanedar, Shri (D-MI) [#13] -
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. (D-MS) [#2] -
Rep. Thompson, Mike (D-CA) [#4] -
Rep. Titus, Dina (D-NV) [#1] -
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida (D-MI) [#12] -
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. (D-HI) [#2] -
Rep. Tonko, Paul (D-NY) [#20] -
Rep. Torres, Norma J. (D-CA) [#35] -
Rep. Torres, Ritchie (D-NY) [#15] -
Rep. Trahan, Lori (D-MA) [#3] -
Rep. Tran, Derek (D-CA) [#45] -
Rep. Underwood, Lauren (D-IL) [#14] -
Rep. Vargas, Juan (D-CA) [#52] -
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe (D-NM) [#2] -
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. (D-TX) [#33] -
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. (D-NY) [#7] -
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon (D-VA) [#7] -
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. (D-VA) [#11] -
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL) [#25] -
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D-NJ) [#12] -
Rep. Williams, Nikema (D-GA) [#5] -
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. (D-FL) [#24]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joseph D. Morelle’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER $35,515
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES $20,525
- OSTROFF ASSOCIATES $13,200
- ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH $12,250
- CONSTELLATION BRANDS $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joseph D. Morelle → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2025
Mr. Morelle (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McBride, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
“Article—
“Section 1. No officer of the United States, including the President and the Vice President, or a Senator or Representative in Congress, shall be immune from criminal prosecution for any violation of otherwise valid Federal law, nor for any violation of State law unless the alleged criminal act was authorized by valid Federal law, on the sole ground that their alleged criminal act was within the conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority of their office or related to their official duties, except for Senators and Representatives acting pursuant to the first clause of the sixth section of the first article. “Section 2. The President shall have no power to grant a reprieve or pardon for offenses against the United States to himself or herself. “Section 3. This amendment is self-executing, and Congress shall have the power to enact legislation to facilitate the implementation of this amendment.”. <all>
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