COVFEFE Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 12, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement Act of 2017 or the COVFEFE Act of 2017
This bill amends provisions governing presidential records to: (1) revise the definition of "documentary material" to include social media; (2) revise the definition of "presidential records" to include any personal and official social media account; and (3) define "social media" as any form of electronic communication (such as a website for social networking and microblogging) through which users create an online community to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos).
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2017 to Nov 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 15, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4858 | Mike Quigley D-IL | Jun 13, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 99, June 12, 2017, page H4855.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 2201 of title 44, United States Code, to require the preservation of Presidential social media accounts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- COVFEFE Act of 2017
- Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
