A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to reaffirm the principle that no person is above the law
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to affirm that no person, including the President and other federal officials, is above the law. It would require all officials holding authority under the U.S. government to be subject to ordinary criminal prosecution for both official and unofficial actions. The amendment mandates that general laws apply to the President unless specified otherwise and grants Congress power to enforce this by, for example, extending the statute of limitations for prosecuting a sitting President during their term. If ratified by three-fourths of states, this change would become part of the Constitution, altering how federal law applies to high-level government officials.
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Introduction
Aug 2024
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Introduced Aug 1, 2024
Last action Aug 1, 2024
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Aug 1, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Aug 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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