No Payoffs for Pardons Act amends the federal criminal code to reform executive clemency.
The No Payoffs for Pardons Act amends the federal criminal code to reform executive clemency. It prohibits payments made to the President or their immediate family members in exchange for executive clemency. It requires recipients of executive clemency to file annual disclosure reports with the Attorney General. The reports must identify any covered benefits provided to the President or their immediate family members. The Attorney General must make the reports publicly available. The bill also updates the federal bribery statute to include executive clemency as a covered benefit.
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