[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 108 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 108

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
        reaffirm the principle that no person is above the law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

  Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Butler, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Mr. Merkley, 
 Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
 Padilla, Mr. Casey, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, Ms. Duckworth, 
Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following 
joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
        reaffirm the principle that no person is above the law.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. Accountability to the Law. The Government established 
by this Constitution is a government of laws. Subject to the provisions 
of the first clause of section 6 of article I, every person holding a 
position of authority under the United States, including the President 
and the Vice President, is accountable to the law for their actions, 
both official and unofficial; every such person is liable to 
prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law. Laws of 
general applicability shall be interpreted as applicable to the 
President unless otherwise specified.
    ``Section 2. Enforcement. This article is self-executing. Congress 
shall have plenary power to make all necessary rules and regulations 
designed to ensure the general applicability and enforcement of 
criminal laws, including by tolling the statute of limitations 
applicable to a violation of the law by an incumbent President for the 
duration of the term of office of the President.''.
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