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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Constitutional Amendment Removes Criminal Immunity for Official Acts and Bans Presidential Self-Pardons
Last action · July 22, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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What This Bill Would Do
This proposed would establish that individuals cannot claim based on their official duties or constitutional authority. Additionally, it would explicitly prohibit the President of the United States from granting a to themselves.
The amendment would fundamentally alter the legal protections afforded to federal officials, including the President, by narrowing the scope of executive immunity and restricting the scope of the presidential power.
Who It Would Affect
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President of the United States
The President would be subject to new constitutional restrictions regarding the ability to self-pardon and the scope of immunity for official acts.
Federal officials
Federal officials would no longer be able to claim immunity from criminal prosecution based on the argument that their actions were within their official duties.
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Constitutional Limitation of Executive Power
The resolution represents a direct legislative attempt to codify limits on executive immunity and pardon powers that are currently defined by judicial precedent.
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