Presidential Pardons: New Disclosure and Bribery Rules
The House Committee on the Judiciary received this bill on August 3, 2026. It has not moved since that date and remains under committee review. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so this proposal is currently stalled.
Companion bill: Pardon Reform: New Disclosure and Bribery Rules →This bill directly criticizes Trump and his use of pardons. In a divided or Republican-leaning Congress, a bill that targets the sitting president's powers is very unlikely to move forward.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Companion
Identical companion bill S. 5212 (119th) was introduced in the other chamber.
S. 5212 (119th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
People who receive a presidential pardon or commutation and who gave $10,000 or more to the president, their family, or related entities would have to publicly disclose those payments for up to five years. This targets the small number of well-connected clemency recipients while aiming to make the process fairer for the roughly 10,000 ordinary petitioners who go through the standard Justice Department review each year.
“each clemency recipient that has provided a covered benefit to a covered recipient during the disclosure period shall file with the Attorney General a disclosure report identifying each covered benefit provided to any covered recipient during the disclosure period.”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Payoffs for Pardons Act
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