Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2026
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-22 — 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.: cross-connection with presidential-immunity-self-pardon-amendment: Both address limits on presidential pardon power; the amendment would constitutionally bar self-pardons while the Pardon Transparency Act imposes statutory disclosure requirements. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-22 — Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2026: HR9860 (119th Congress) introduced July 22, 2026 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; would establish transparency and accountability requirements for the presidential pardon process. (novelty: 2)