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H.J.Res. 193: 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.

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H.J.Res. 193: 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.

118th Congress · introduced 2024-07-24 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

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.

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Official text

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.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hjres193.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hjres>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] · 155 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), John B. Larson (D-CT), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and 95 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hjres193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118