Rep. Addison McDowell introduced a proposal to ban autopen usage when presidents sign engrossed bills, executive orders, pardons, and commutations
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Rep.AddisonMcDowell,R-N.C.,hasintroducedabillwhichwoulddeclarethatengrossedbills,executiveorders,pardons,andcommutationsmayonlybelegallysignedbythepresident,andanautopendevicemaynotbeused.
Themeasureiscalledthe“BanonInklessDirectivesandExecutiveNotarizationsActof2025,”ortheBIDENAct.
Thebillwouldamendcurrentlawtoadd:“Notwithstandingthissectionoranyotherprovisionoflaw,nopersonotherthanthePresidentmaylawfullysignanengrossedbill,ExecutiveOrder,orpardonorcommutation,normayautomaticsigningdevice,includinganautopen,beusedforsuchpurpose.”
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“Noengrossedbill,ExecutiveOrder,orpardonorcommutationthatwassignedinviolationofsection301oftitle3,UnitedStatesCode,includinganysuchanengrossedbill,ExecutiveOrder,orpardonorcommutationsignedpriortothe
