U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10032: No Payoffs for Pardons Act
Status: In committee, August 3, 2026
To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency.
What the bill says
To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency.
From the introduced text, August 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Payoffs for Pardons Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Constitution of the United States grants the President broad authority to issue reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States. This power is meant to serve the interests of justice and offer a pathway to remedy unfair outcomes within the criminal legal system. (2) The breadth of the pardon power demands it be used judiciously. At times, Presidents have made questionable clemency decisions throughout American history, creating legitimate concerns about potential misuse across the political spectrum. (3) Alarmingly, President Donald Trump has gone further than any of his predecessors and fundamentally transformed the Presidential pardon from an instrument of mercy into a currency for insiders, repeatedly using clemency to reward political donors, loyalists, cronies, and individuals with direct access to him, while ordinary petitioners languish for years in the Department of Justice process. (4) In his current term, President Trump has granted only a tiny handful of pardons and commutations to the roughly 10,000 people who followed the formal Department of Justice review process in 2026, while showering clemency on high-profile allies, business associates, and well-connected offenders whose chief qualification …
Sponsors
- Joseph Morelle (D, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Mike Levin (D, HD-CA-49)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Hoyle, Val T. (D)
- Timothy Kennedy (D, HD-026)
- Dave Min (D)
- Glenn Ivey (D, HD-004)
- Andrea Salinas (D)
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Elizabeth Fletcher (D, HD-TX-7)
- Lois Frankel (D, HD-FL-22)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB10032?
- HB10032 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No Payoffs for Pardons Act.
- What does HB10032 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency.
- What is the status of HB10032?
- In committee as of August 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (August 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10032?
- Joseph Morelle (D, HD-025), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10032?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10032
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