Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 1, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act
This bill prohibits the President from interfering with the determination of electoral votes and establishes penalties for violations.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from obstructing the certification of electoral votes by Congress or pressuring
- the Vice President during such certification to discount a state-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors;
- a federal, state, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors;
- a federal, state, or local official to find votes; or
- a federal, state, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 1, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 1, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 2022Referred 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. 168, no. 110, July 1, 2022, page H5931.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2658 | Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 17, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties on the President for engaging in actions to interfere with the determination of electoral votes in a presidential election, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2022Introduced 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.
