Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018
Latest action · Oct 1, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018
This bill amends the Revised Statutes to prohibit any person, within 60 days before an election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person: (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in an election.
The bill also prohibits false statements regarding public endorsements and hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.
A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.
Criminal penalties are also established for violations.
If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of these prohibitions, DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2018 to Sep 5, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Aug 7, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 5, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2018 | |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Oct 1, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 164, no. 126, July 26, 2018, page H7727.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3279 | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Jul 26, 2018 |
| HR 3281 | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional elections
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Political advertising
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced 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.
