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H.R. 2678: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

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H.R. 2678: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-10 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

Plain summary

No President is Above the Law Act of 2020 This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President or Vice President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)

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Official text

No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116