Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
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 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.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House
- 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
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46406 | Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 549 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| S 949 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 1275 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
| S 1834 | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2019 |
| HR 4617 | Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act | Related bill | Oct 28, 2019 |
| HR 6607 | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Oct 1, 2018 |
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.
- 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.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced 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.
