HR2659-118

Introduced

To require a Member of Congress who makes and any individual who receives a request from a Member of Congress for a presidential pardon to disclose the request to the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate or the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 17, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates disclosure of presidential pardon requests to congressional ethics committees If a Member of Congress makes a request for a presidential pardon to be granted to the Member or to any other individual, the Member and creates rules of the House of Representatives presidential pardon disclosure requirement Clause 2 of rule XXVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting. It relies on definition changes, grants, compliance mandates, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Law Enforcement, Finance, and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could gain revenue opportunities, and Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Creates disclosure of presidential pardon requests to congressional ethics committees If a Member of Congress makes a request for a presidential pardon to be granted to the Member or to any other individual, the Member...
  • Creates rules of the House of Representatives presidential pardon disclosure requirement Clause 2 of rule XXVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates disclosure of presidential pardon requests to congressional ethics committees If a Member of Congress makes a request for a presidential pardon to be granted to the Member or to any other individual, the Member and creates rules of the House of Representatives presidential pardon disclosure requirement Clause 2 of rule XXVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting.

Key Policy Areas

Law Enforcement, Finance, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill creates disclosure of presidential pardon requests to congressional ethics committees If a Member of Congress makes a request for a presidential pardon to be granted to the Member or to any other individual, the Member and creates rules of the House of Representatives presidential pardon disclosure requirement Clause 2 of rule XXVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting.

Policy Domains

Law Enforcement Finance Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill
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Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill:
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities:
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 17, 2023

Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

2/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Law Enforcement Finance Criminal Justice

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