House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 24, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 193.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MORELLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 120, July 24, 2024, Page H4914):Pursuant to the power granted Congress by Article V of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: ImmunitySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 24, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 193, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/193
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 22, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b1f1b94985743c2481bc0093aa2370e1a9860937e47a07c13fd4c85934af4a35
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 22, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
155 cosponsors — 155 Democrats
0 of 155 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and 125 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Morelle.
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- H.R. 7321 (118th) Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act
- H.R. 3106 (118th) Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act
- H.R. 3867 (118th) Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
- H.R. 1595 (118th) State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.