To require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024.
- Section id6f90aea2b7654a8ba56a2f40608d7488: 2. Definitions In this Act: the term executive clemency— means any exercise by the President of the power to grant reprieves or pardons under clause 1 of...
- Section id6cef5742251f413b95d9753ee7bdfc0b: 3. Statement of reasons for pardons On the date on which any grant of executive clemency is made, the President shall publish in the Federal Register and on...
- Section id780100a9db1e448c9f37ff3c9fac7824: 4. Duties of the Pardon Attorney The Pardon Attorney shall, as soon as the Pardon Attorney becomes aware of any potential grant of executive clemency being...
- Section idab7e53985b134d63aad15f820bffaa2e: 5. Pardon lobbying disclosure Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended— in paragraph (8)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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