H.J.Res. 108

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 108

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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 22, 2025

Mr. Morelle (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, 
Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New 
York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. 
Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. 
Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Ms. Friedman, Mr. 
Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Goldman of New 
York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. 
Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. 
Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
Mr. Latimer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McBride, 
Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. 
McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of 
Wisconsin, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. 
Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, 
Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Ms. 
Sanchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schrier, Mr. 
David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. 
Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thanedar, 
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, 
Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman 
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson 
of Florida) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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JOINT RESOLUTION

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.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

``Article--

``Section 1. No officer of the United States, including the 
President and the Vice President, or a Senator or Representative in 
Congress, shall be immune from criminal prosecution for any violation 
of otherwise valid Federal law, nor for any violation of State law 
unless the alleged criminal act was authorized by valid Federal law, on 
the sole ground that their alleged criminal act was within the 
conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority of their office or 
related to their official duties, except for Senators and 
Representatives acting pursuant to the first clause of the sixth 
section of the first article.
``Section 2. The President shall have no power to grant a reprieve 
or pardon for offenses against the United States to himself or herself.
``Section 3. This amendment is self-executing, and Congress shall 
have the power to enact legislation to facilitate the implementation of 
this amendment.''.
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