Honest Elections Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8411-8412)
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.
- IntroducedOct 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honest Elections Act
This bill modifies registration requirements for foreign agents who engage in political activities, requires that certain disclosures be made in online political communications, and prohibits a state from receiving certain election assistance funds if the state allows ballot harvesting or voting by noncitizens.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 18, 2019 to Dec 4, 2019; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Oct 18, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Dec 4, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Oct 18, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 18, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8411-8412)
- Oct 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 18, 2019Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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.
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. 165, October 18, 2019, page H8259.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46516 | Identifying TV Political and Issue Ad Sponsors in the Digital Age Archived | Report | Sep 9, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6882 | Election Fraud Prevention Act | Related bill | May 15, 2020 |
| HR 8285 | Election Fraud Prevention Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to clarify the coverage of political activities directed within the United States by agents of foreign principals outside of the United States, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the application of disclaimer rules for political advertisements which are disseminated online and to reduce the incidence of illicit foreign money in elections, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the collection and transmission of ballots by third parties in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the availability of funds under such Act to States which permit non-citizens to vote in elections for public office, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honest Elections Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Congressional elections
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Immigration status and procedures
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
- Political advertising
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Subversive activities
- Television and film
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 18, 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.
