Bill would stop presidents from claiming they cannot be charged with crimes.
H.J.Res. 108 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself. · Filed by Joseph Morelle (D-NY) · 185 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This proposed change to the Constitution would remove protection from criminal charges for top government leaders. This includes the President, Vice President, and members of Congress. Leaders could not say their actions were safe because the Constitution gave them that power. The bill also says the President cannot pardon himself or herself.
Who it affects
The bill would affect the President, Vice President, and members of Congress. It would also affect regular people by making top leaders face criminal charges.
One thing to notice
The bill would need 38 state legislatures to vote yes to become law. This is a very high bar.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
185 cosponsors: 185 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pardon — an official act that forgives a crime and stops punishment
- Constitution — the basic rules that set up how the U.S. government works
- legislature — a group of people who make laws for a state
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 2, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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