# 116-hr-2678: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020

116-hr-2678, No President is Above the Law Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2678
- Congress: 116
- Title: No President is Above the Law Act of 2020
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
- Introduced: 2019-05-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No President is Above the Law Act 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.)

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-2678 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2678)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2678 (as of 2025-11-18).