Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2019 to Jun 18, 2019; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 18, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1623 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6080 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Kevin Cramer R-ND | Oct 23, 2019 |
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-184 | THE FUTURE OF U.S. POLICY TOWARDS RUSSIA88 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Dec 3, 2019 |
| S. Hrg. 116-273 | NOMINATIONS OF THE 116TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, PART II709 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Sep 19, 2019–Dec 17, 2019 |
Related bills 6
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 |
| HR 3281 | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
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.
