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US HR4617
US HR4617SHIELD Act Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act
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Introduced
10/08/2019
10/08/2019
In Committee
10/16/2019
10/16/2019
Crossed Over
10/28/2019
10/28/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
SHIELD Act Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act This bill establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities. Specifically, a political committee must report certain foreign contacts involving an offer of unlawful election assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Election Commission. The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations of these requirements. This bill establishes that an alien engaging in improper election interference shall be deportable and inadmissible into the United States. Existing requirements for political advertisements and electioneering communications apply to internet and digital advertisements, including requirements related to disclosures and contributions. Additionally, large online platforms must maintain a public database of certain political advertisements. The bill prohibits the distribution of certain deceptive audio or visual media within 60 days of an election. The bill places limitations on political spending by foreign entities. Specifically, foreign entities may not (1) contribute to campaigns related to ballot initiatives and referenda, or (2) make disbursements for certain internet activity referring to a candidate or a political issue. A candidate is prohibited from offering to share nonpublic campaign information with certain foreign entities.
AI Summary
This bill, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act or the SHIELD Act, establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities. It requires political committees to report certain foreign contacts to the FBI and FEC, imposes criminal penalties for violations, and establishes that foreign actors engaging in improper election interference are deportable and inadmissible. The bill also expands disclaimers and disclosure requirements for online political ads, requires online platforms to maintain public databases of political ads, prohibits deceptive practices related to elections, and assesses the implications of lobbying exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (138)
Zoe Lofgren (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Colin Allred (D),
Cindy Axne (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Val Demings (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jared Golden (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Kendra Horn (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
David Scott (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Norma Torres (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (on 10/28/2019)
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