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Chuck Schumer: I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the…

On the recordAugust 1, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4973 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Kings Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) no person, including any President, is above the law; (2) Congress, under the Necessary and Proper Clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, has the authority to determine to which persons the criminal laws of the United States shall apply, including any President; (3) the Constitution of the United States does not grant to any President any form of immunity (whether absolute, presumptive, or otherwise) from criminal prosecution, including for actions committed while serving as President; (4) in The Federalist No. 69, Alexander Hamilton wrote that there must be a difference between the ``sacred and inviolable'' king of Great Britain and the President of the United States, who ``would be amenable to personal punishment and disgrace'' should his actions violate the laws of the United States; (5) the United States District Court for the District of Columbia correctly concluded in United States v. Trump, No. 23-257 (TSC), 2023 WL 8359833 (D.D.C.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Aug 1, 2024

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