District of ColumbiaPR26-0495Council Period 26 (2025-2026)House

Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

D.C. Clemency Board can waive five-year wait

The law lets the D.C. Clemency Board consider and grant a waiver of the five-year waiting rule for a Board letter of recommendation. The Board can do this only when the U.S. Pardon Attorney has already granted a similar waiver. The five years are counted from release from confinement, or from conviction if no prison sentence was imposed. This takes effect immediately, so the Board can act now. A waiver makes an applicant eligible for Board consideration; it does not guarantee clemency.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Brooke Pinto
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 1/6/2026

Final Reading