# 119-hr-10032: No Payoffs for Pardons Act

119-hr-10032, No Payoffs for Pardons Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10032
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Payoffs for Pardons Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would require _financial disclosures from people who receive or benefit from executive clemency_** and would expand federal bribery rules to treat clemency as a thing of value tied to official acts. - Recipients and beneficiaries: It would force pre‑clemency and post‑clemency filings that list dates, descriptions, and values above a materiality threshold. Filers would report annually for 4 years and the Attorney General must host a public, machine‑readable portal. - Officials and candidates: It would add the President and Vice President to bribery coverage, treat any pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission as an “official act” and define clemency itself as “anything of value,” extending bribery liability to candidates for office. - Enforcement and limits: The Department of Justice would gain civil and criminal enforcement and investigative authority, with penalties and monetary thresholds indexed for inflation. Both the clemency disclosure actions and clemency‑related bribery prosecutions get a 10‑year limitations period.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bribery law covers pardons and candidates: cost, high. If enacted, the federal bribery law would treat any pardon, commutation, reprieve, remission of fine or restitution, or other executive clemency as an "official act" and as "anything of value." The change would explicitly name the President and Vice President among covered officials and would cover…
- New reporting rules for clemency: mixed, high. If enacted, people who receive federal pardons or other clemency would have to report certain gifts, payments, or benefits they got. A report would be due within 90 days after clemency, and annual reports would be required for the four calendar years after the year clemency was granted. Reports wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10032 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10032)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10032 (as of 2026-10-03).