HR 3281 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced Jun 13, 2019 Originated House Sponsor A. Donald McEachin D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019

This bill generally prohibits deceptive practices, false statements, and voter interference regarding federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits 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 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019; 56 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-PASusan WildOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristJun 19, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 19, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 19, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJun 24, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 28, 2019
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 23, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 6, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonOct 11, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiOct 28, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2019
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jun 28, 2019
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Jun 28, 2019
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Jun 28, 2019

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  3. Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  4. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House
  5. Jun 13, 2019Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 99, June 13, 2019, page H4696.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R46406Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for CongressReportOct 30, 2026

Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1For the People Act of 2019Related billMar 14, 2019
S 549Voter Empowerment Act of 2019Related billFeb 25, 2019
S 949For the People Act of 2019Related billMar 28, 2019
HR 1275Voter Empowerment Act of 2019Related billMar 22, 2019
S 1834Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019Related billJun 13, 2019
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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 Title(s) as Introduced
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House

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