HR 5048 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protecting Our Democracy Act

Latest action · Jul 28, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 186

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 25, 2024; 107 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAMike LevinOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 28, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoJul 28, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettJul 28, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJul 28, 2023
D-TXAl GreenAug 8, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerAug 8, 2023
D-MOCori BushAug 8, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzAug 8, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenAug 8, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 8, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiAug 8, 2023
D-ILBill FosterAug 11, 2023
D-MALori TrahanAug 11, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveAug 11, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaAug 15, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciAug 15, 2023
D-HIEd CaseAug 25, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostSep 13, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanSep 14, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelSep 19, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOct 11, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOct 11, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigDec 6, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerDec 12, 2023
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerDec 22, 2023
D-RIGabe AmoDec 22, 2023
D-WAKim SchrierDec 22, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettDec 22, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithJan 2, 2024
D-CTJoe CourtneyJan 3, 2024
D-PAMatt CartwrightJan 3, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellJan 9, 2024
D-NCJeff JacksonJan 9, 2024
D-ORVal T. HoyleJan 9, 2024
D-NVSusie LeeJan 10, 2024
D-AZGreg StantonJan 11, 2024
D-KYMorgan McGarveyJan 11, 2024
D-NCKathy E. ManningJan 17, 2024
D-NHAnn M. KusterJan 18, 2024
D-GALucy McBathJan 18, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJan 18, 2024
D-NCValerie P. FousheeJan 18, 2024
D-CAJosh HarderJan 22, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezJan 22, 2024
D-MEJared F. GoldenJan 25, 2024
D-CAJohn GaramendiJan 25, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeJan 25, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJan 29, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanFeb 6, 2024
D-CANorma J. TorresFeb 6, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarFeb 6, 2024
D-NCWiley NickelApr 30, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoMay 10, 2024
D-MAAyanna PressleyJun 11, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenJun 11, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 11, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezJun 11, 2024
D-MIElissa SlotkinJun 11, 2024
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 11, 2024
D-FLJared MoskowitzJun 11, 2024
D-TXJoaquin CastroJun 11, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordJun 11, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 12, 2024
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezJun 12, 2024
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezJun 12, 2024
D-NJMikie SherrillJun 14, 2024
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 18, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanJul 8, 2024
D-PASusan WildJul 9, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanJul 18, 2024
D-CAJudy ChuJul 18, 2024
D-CARaul RuizJul 18, 2024
D-KSSharice DavidsJul 18, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJul 18, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyJul 18, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanJul 22, 2024
D-CAJim CostaJul 22, 2024
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesJul 24, 2024
D-CODiana DeGetteJul 25, 2024

Committees 9

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Jul 28, 2023
HouseRules Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  2. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

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 I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Democracy

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4146.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 118-19HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pagesAgriculture CommitteeFeb 14, 2024
Serial No. 118-18MEMBER DAY1,004 pagesAgriculture CommitteeDec 6, 2023

CRS reports 2

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

Cite it 2

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

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF12746Three-Judge District CourtsResourceAug 20, 2024
IF12726Presidential Transitions: Executive ClemencyResourceJul 31, 2024

Related bills 10

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 486Honest Ads ActRelated billFeb 16, 2023
HR 908Presidential Tax Transparency ActRelated billFeb 9, 2023
HR 1002Saving the Civil Service ActRelated billFeb 14, 2023
S 1638Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence ActRelated billMay 17, 2023
HR 1652Access to White House Visitor Logs ActRelated billMar 17, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Our Democracy Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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