Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.

H. J. Res. 13 is a joint resolution introduced in the 119th Congress proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the President’s pardon power. If enacted, it would add a new article to the Constitution that bars the President from granting pardons or reprieves to specific categories of people connected to the President or the President’s circle, and it would require Congress to enforce the provision through legislation. The key limitations would exclude the President from pardoning himself, close relatives (up to a third-degree relation) or a spouse, current or former members of the President’s administration, paid campaign staff, and any person or entity whose offense was driven by personal or pecuniary interest of the President or their associates, or offenses directed or coordinated with the President. It also would invalidate any pardon granted for a corrupt purpose. Section 2 gives Congress power to enforce the amendment by appropriate legislation. The amendment would need two-thirds support in both houses and ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution.