The Pardon Integrity Constitutional Amendment would provide needed Congressional oversight on the pardon power by requiring the President to notify Congress of the intent to issue a pardon and allowing Congress to veto the pardon by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
I will support a constitutional amendment requiring the President to notify Congress before issuing a pardon and allowing Congress to veto the pardon by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
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I’m proud to support it, and urge my colleagues to pass this critical amendment in order to hold President Trump accountable.
Congressman Shri Thanedar co-sponsored the Pardon Integrity Constitutional Amendment, a constitutional amendment designed to crack down on President Trump’s abuse of the presidential pardon power.
Evidence
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Thanedar's House office reported that he co-sponsored the Pardon Integrity Constitutional Amendment. The release quotes him saying, "I'm proud to support it," and describes the amendment as requiring presidential notice to Congress before a pardon and allowing a two-thirds veto in each chamber.
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GovInfo bill text for H.J. Res. 135 says the President must notify congressional leaders within 3 days of a reprieve or pardon, and Congress may pass a nullification bill by two-thirds vote of both Houses.
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The promise was to support a specific constitutional amendment process for presidential pardons, not necessarily to secure final ratification. During his federal House term, Thanedar publicly supported and reportedly co-sponsored the Pardon Integrity Constitutional Amendment, whose text matches the promised notice-to-Congress and two-thirds bicameral veto/nullification mechanism. That satisfies the pledged action in the same term.