[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 635 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 635

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine 
  Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of 
           clemency from the President of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 2025

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Correa, Ms. Ansari, 
Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Titus, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Thanedar, and 
Mr. Swalwell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine 
  Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of 
           clemency from the President of the United States.

Whereas, on December 29, 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in the United 
        States District Court for the Southern District of New York on multiple 
        counts related to the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors, including 
        conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, 
        conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, 
        transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking 
        conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor;
Whereas evidence presented at her trial demonstrated that Ghislaine Maxwell 
        actively participated in and facilitated the grooming and abuse of young 
        girls by the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, 
        including by luring children to Epstein's residence;
Whereas, on June 28, 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison 
        and 5 years of supervised release, and is currently in the custody of 
        the Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell participated in or facilitated the 
        sexual abuse of hundreds of children;
Whereas childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking are heinous crimes that have 
        lifelong physical and mental health implications for survivors;
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein is deceased, and Ghislaine Maxwell's ongoing 
        imprisonment is thus the only measure of justice available to these 
        victims;
Whereas there has been significant public speculation regarding the possibility 
        that the President may seek to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, and when asked 
        about this speculation, he has explicitly affirmed his authority to do 
        so;
Whereas Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution provides the 
        President ``shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences 
        against the United States''; and
Whereas the Framers of the Constitution provided the President with such powers 
        so he could address miscarriages of justice Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and those 
        who participate in or facilitate such criminal acts;
            (2) stands with the countless victims of Jeffrey Epstein's 
        and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes in their lifelong struggles for 
        healing and closure;
            (3) affirms that Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 
        sentencing were more than warranted by the facts, and any 
        receipt of a pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency by 
        Ghislaine Maxwell would deny survivors the justice they 
        deserve; and
            (4) formally opposes the granting of a pardon, commutation, 
        or other form of clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell.
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