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No Payoffs for Pardons Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 5212 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
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Senate
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Aug 3, 2026

What it does

The No Payoffs for Pardons Act would require individuals who receive executive clemency (such as a pardon or commutation) to disclose any financial benefits they provided—directly or indirectly—to the President, the President’s immediate family, or entities controlled by or benefiting the President, if those benefits total $10,000 or more during a specified disclosure period. The bill mandates pre- and annual post-clemency financial disclosure reports to the Attorney General, which would be made publicly available online, and imposes civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation and criminal penalties of up to five years in prison for willful false or missing filings. It also amends the…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Aug 3, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Aug 3, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

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