US Congress House Bill 8363 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 93-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Protecting Our Democracy Act

Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and House Administration, 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.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-09-23	House	Introduced in House

HB1064 (Related) 2019-02-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB1847 (Related) 2019-07-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB2678 (Related) 2020-12-31 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
HB3395 (Related) 2019-06-20 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HB6984 (Related) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HB7694 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
HB7864 (Related) 2020-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HB7935 (Related) 2020-08-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
HB8335 (Related) 2020-09-22 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
SB4279 (Related) 2020-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB6689 (Related) 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
SB2242 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SB2413 (Related) 2019-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB4880 (Related) 2020-10-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8363/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8363/BILLS-116hr8363ih.pdf