Asserting that Congress should expend the resources necessary to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump to influence the outcome of the election.
Latest action · Jan 31, 2017 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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- IntroducedJan 31, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Declares that Donald J. Trump won the 2016 presidential election with the assistance and interference of the Russian government.
Calls for Congress to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of such interference, and whether, and to what extent, there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the Trump presidential campaign to influence the outcome of the election.
Such investigation shall also examine whether, and to what extent, persons associated with the Trump campaign:
- were aware of Russian interference in the election;
- were given information by persons associated with the Russian government concerning cyber attacks on U.S. citizens, including persons affiliated with the Democratic Party or the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton;
- encouraged cyberattacks or other forms of espionage against persons affiliated with the Democratic Party or the Clinton campaign; and
- assisted persons associated with the Russian government in the proliferation of misinformation intended to influence the election.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2017 to Feb 6, 2018, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 28, 2017 |
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- Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2017Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Espionage and treason
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- International Affairs
- Political parties and affiliation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Russia
- Subversive activities
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- Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House
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