US HR5314

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Protecting Our Democracy Act Inspector General Protection Act Inspector General Independence Act Voter Choice Act Efficient Transition Act of 2021 Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2020 Congressional Power of the Purse Act Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act

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Introduced
09/21/2021

In Committee
09/22/2021

Crossed Over
12/13/2021

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presi- dential power, restoring checks and balances and ac- countability and transparency in government, and de- fending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, is a comprehensive piece of legislation that aims to prevent abuses of presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defend elections against foreign interference. It is organized into several divisions that address specific issues: Division A - Preventing Abuses of Presidential Power: This division includes measures to limit the abuse of the presidential pardon power, ensure no president is above the law, and enforce the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the Constitution. Division B - Restoring Checks and Balances, Accountability, and Transparency: This division strengthens the enforcement of congressional subpoenas, reasserts congressional power over the federal budget, and provides additional security from political interference in the Department of Justice. Division C - Miscellaneous: This division includes provisions related to reporting foreign interference in elections, eliminating foreign interference in elections, prohibiting campaigns from paying spouses of candidates, protecting election officials from disclosure of personal information, and other matters. Division D - Severability: This division includes provisions to ensure the bill's provisions can be severed if any part is found unconstitutional. Division E - Protecting Election Officials: This division establishes a Department of Justice task force to study threats against election officials and provide resources for investigation and prosecution. Overall, the Protecting Our Democracy Act aims to strengthen democratic institutions and safeguard the integrity of US elections through a series of reforms and oversight measures.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Government Affairs

Sponsors (169)

Adam Schiff (D)*, Alma Adams (D), Pete Aguilar (D), Colin Allred (D), Jake Auchincloss (D), Nanette Barragán (D), Karen Bass (D), Joyce Beatty (D), Ami Bera (D), Don Beyer (D), Sanford Bishop (D), Earl Blumenauer (D), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D), Suzanne Bonamici (D), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D), Jamaal Bowman (D), Brendan Boyle (D), Julia Brownley (D), Cheri Bustos (D), Salud Carbajal (D), Tony Cárdenas (D), André Carson (D), Troy Carter (D), Matt Cartwright (D), Ed Case (D), Sean Casten (D), Kathy Castor (D), Judy Chu (D), David Cicilline (D), Katherine Clark (D), Yvette Clarke (D), Steve Cohen (D), Gerry Connolly (D), Jim Cooper (D), Lou Correa (D), Joe Courtney (D), Angie Craig (D), Jason Crow (D), Danny Davis (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Rosa DeLauro (D), Suzan DelBene (D), Val Demings (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), Theodore Deutch (D), Debbie Dingell (D), Michael Doyle (D), Anna Eshoo (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Dwight Evans (D), Teresa Fernandez (D), Lizzie Fletcher (D), Bill Foster (D), Lois Frankel (D), Ruben Gallego (D), John Garamendi (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Chuy García (D), Al Green (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Jahana Hayes (D), Brian Higgins (D), Jim Himes (D), Steven Horsford (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Steny Hoyer (D), Jared Huffman (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Sara Jacobs (D), Pramila Jayapal (D), Hakeem Jeffries (D), Hank Johnson (D), Mondaire Jones (D), Kaiali'i Kahele (D), Marcy Kaptur (D), Robin Kelly (D), Ro Khanna (D), Dan Kildee (D), Derek Kilmer (D), Andy Kim (D), Conor Lamb (D), Rick Larsen (D), John Larson (D), Brenda Lawrence (D), Barbara Lee (D), Andy Levin (D), Mike Levin (D), Ted Lieu (D), Zoe Lofgren (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Tom Malinowski (D), Carolyn Maloney (D), Sean Maloney (D), Kathy Manning (D), Doris Matsui (D), Lucy McBath (D), Betty McCollum (D), Jim McGovern (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Gregory Meeks (D), Grace Meng (D), Kweisi Mfume (D), Joe Morelle (D), Seth Moulton (D), Jerry Nadler (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Richard Neal (D), Joe Neguse (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), Frank Pallone (D), Jimmy Panetta (D), Chris Pappas (D), Donald Payne (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Dean Phillips (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Stacey Plaskett (D), Mark Pocan (D), Katie Porter (D), David Price (D), Mike Quigley (D), Jamie Raskin (D), Deborah Ross (D), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), Raul Ruiz (D), Dutch Ruppersberger (D), Bobby Rush (D), Tim Ryan (D), Linda Sánchez (D), John Sarbanes (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Kim Schrier (D), Bobby Scott (D), David Scott (D), Terri Sewell (D), Brad Sherman (D), Mikie Sherrill (D), Adam Smith (D), Darren Soto (D), Jackie Speier (D), Melanie Stansbury (D), Haley Stevens (D), Marilyn Strickland (D), Tom Suozzi (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Mark Takano (D), Mike Thompson (D), Dina Titus (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), Paul Tonko (D), Norma Torres (D), Ritchie Torres (D), Lori Trahan (D), David Trone (D), Lauren Underwood (D), Juan Vargas (D), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), Maxine Waters (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), Peter Welch (D), Jennifer Wexton (D), Susan Wild (D), Nikema Williams (D), Frederica Wilson (D), John Yarmuth (D),

Last Action

Received in the Senate. (on 12/13/2021)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5314/all-info

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5314/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5314/BILLS-117hr5314eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5314/BILLS-117hr5314eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5314/BILLS-117hr5314ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5314/BILLS-117hr5314ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2988	Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
HR2994	Accountability for Acting Officials Act	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.	Related
HR302	PPSA Act of 2021 Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
HR347	Presidential Tax Transparency Act	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.	Related
HR6062	Hatch Act Accountability Act	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	Related
HR6177	Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Related
HR8031	FIRE Act Family Integrity to Reform Elections Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Related
HRes1339	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Census, an	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
HRes838	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5314) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1605) to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S2921	Protecting Our Democracy Act Inspector General Protection Act Inspector General Independence Act Efficient Transition Act of 2021 Hatch Act Accountability Act Accountability for Acting Officials Act Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 Security from Political Interference in Justice Act Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act No President is Above the Law Act Abuse of the Pardon Power Prevention Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Related
S3345	Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related

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