# 119-s-5212: No Payoffs for Pardons Act

119-s-5212, No Payoffs for Pardons Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5212
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Payoffs for Pardons Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Public reporting and expanded bribery rules for executive clemency.** This bill would require clemency recipients to disclose sizable transfers and would treat pardons and commutations as possible official acts that can trigger bribery charges.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New reporting rules for pardons recipients: cost, high. If enacted, people who receive a pardon or commutation would need to file financial disclosure reports when they gave someone $10,000 or more in any 12-month period (threshold adjusted for inflation). You would file an initial report within 90 days after clemency and annual reports for each of the…
- Pardons treated as bribery for officials: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand the federal bribery law to treat pardons, commutations, and other clemency as official acts or things of value. It would add the President, Vice President, and candidates to the group of people who may be bribed under the statute. It would also create a 10-year tim…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5212 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5212)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5212 (as of 2026-08-15).