Protecting Our Democracy Act
Latest action · Dec 7, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Our Democracy Act
This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 7, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Dec 7, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2016Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Arizona
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Federal officials
- Florida
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Illinois
- News media and reporting
- Political parties and affiliation
- Russia
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2016Introduced in House
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