,,ia #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjai,mr4 ,green of ,texas submitted the following joint resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,joint ,,resolution ,proposing an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states to clarify the presidential pardoning power4 ,that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification3 -- ,the ,president shall have no power to grant to himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the ,united ,states4 4