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119th Congress · S. 256 · Introduced

Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025

Latest action Jan 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · [D-CT] · B001277
    Dem-CT current · 3 terms · @SenBlumenthal · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Committee memberships (14)

  • Airland (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Seapower (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site

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District offices (2)

  • 915 Lafayette Blvd., Suite 304, Bridgeport, CT, 06604 · 203-330-0598 · fax 203-330-0608 · 41.1749972,-73.1931954
  • 90 State House Sq., 10th Floor, Hartford, CT, 06103 · 860-258-6940 · fax 860-258-6958 · 41.7665316,-72.6719747

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Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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Committees (1)

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-01-25T16:37:06ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-01-25IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2025-01-25IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-02-25T05:23:24Z
    Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-02-25T05:23:22Z
    Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-02-25T05:18:41Z
    A bill to require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons, and for other purposes.

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Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summaries

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Related bills

  • HR 9860 (119) Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2026
    Latest: 2026-07-22 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)
  • S 3563 (118) Pardon Transparency to Protect Investigations Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-01-09 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)

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