Protecting Our Democracy Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2025 to Jun 24, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Sep 17, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 24, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 535 | Inaugural Fund Integrity Act | Related bill | Jan 16, 2025 |
| S 2219 | BEACON Act | Related bill | Jul 9, 2025 |
| HR 4557 | BEACON Act | Related bill | Jul 21, 2025 |
| S 5102 | Closing Bribery Loopholes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2026 |
| S 5107 | No Corporate Crooks Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 8831 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Related bill | May 14, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Sep 17, 2025Introduced in Senate
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