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.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 2, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 25, 2024 |
Committees 9
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2023 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
- 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
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-19 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12746 | Three-Judge District Courts | Resource | Aug 20, 2024 |
| IF12726 | Presidential Transitions: Executive Clemency | Resource | Jul 31, 2024 |
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 486 | Honest Ads Act | Related bill | Feb 16, 2023 |
| HR 908 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
| HR 1002 | Saving the Civil Service Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2023 |
| S 1638 | Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act | Related bill | May 17, 2023 |
| HR 1652 | Access to White House Visitor Logs Act | Related bill | Mar 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.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Budget process
- Business ethics
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional committees
- Congressional elections
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Contracts and agency
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Digital media
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Family relationships
- Federal district courts
- Federal Election Commission (FEC)
- Federal officials
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Freedom of information
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Labor standards
- Legal fees and court costs
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Marketing and advertising
- Members of Congress
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- News media and reporting
- Office of Government Ethics
- Office of Special Counsel
- Personnel records
- Political advertising
- Political parties and affiliation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protection of officials
- Public participation and lobbying
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Subversive activities
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Television and film
- Travel and tourism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced 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.