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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.
Key claim: This proposed constitutional amendment would eliminate criminal immunity for official acts and prohibit the President from issuing a self-pardon.
Abstract
(HJRES193 · 118th Congress) Latest action (2024-07-24): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The proposal concerns whether officials, including the President, can face criminal prosecution for conduct within their official authority, with implications for people affected by that conduct. It raises the balance between criminal accountability and protection of independent official decision-making, while separately proposing an explicit prohibition on presidential self-pardons. Its introduced status means it creates no current change in prosecution rules or pardon authority.