IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Moulton ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States after the date of its submission for ratification:  — The President shall have no power to grant to himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States. .