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Introduced
05/10/2019
05/10/2019
In Committee
07/23/2020
07/23/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, and for other purposes. This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "No President is Above the Law Act of 2020," seeks to amend federal law to toll (i.e., pause) the statute of limitations for any federal criminal offenses committed by the President or Vice President prior to or during their time in office. Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations, meaning charges must be filed within five years of the alleged crime. This bill would remove that time limitation for offenses committed by the President or Vice President, allowing charges to be filed even after they have left office.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (26)
Jerry Nadler (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589. (on 12/31/2020)
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