US HR5048

Bill

US HR5048

Protecting Our Democracy Act

Introduced
07/27/2023

In Committee
07/28/2023

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, aims to prevent abuses of presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defend elections against foreign interference. Key provisions include: - Requiring congressional oversight and disclosure of information related to certain presidential pardons, prohibiting presidential self-pardons, and making it a crime to solicit or accept bribes related to pardons. - Tolling the statute of limitations for federal crimes committed by the president or vice president during or prior to their time in office, prohibiting certain contracts by the president/VP/Cabinet members, and forfeiting benefits for former presidents convicted of a felony. - Enhancing enforcement of the emoluments clauses, including by allowing Congress to bring civil actions and requiring expanded financial disclosures. - Strengthening congressional subpoena power, reasserting congressional control over the budget and appropriations process, and improving transparency and oversight of emergency declarations. - Protecting whistleblowers and requiring logging of certain communications between the Department of Justice and the Executive Office of the President. - Expanding disclosure requirements for online political advertisements, banning foreign contributions related to ballot initiatives, and preventing foreign interference in elections. - Limiting the ability to except positions from the competitive civil service and transfer positions to the excepted service.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Government Affairs

Sponsors (187)

Adam Schiff (D)*, Pete Aguilar (D), Colin Allred (D), Gabe Amo (D), Jake Auchincloss (D), Becca Balint (D), Nanette Barragán (D), Joyce Beatty (D), Ami Bera (D), Don Beyer (D), Sanford Bishop (D), Earl Blumenauer (D), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D), Suzanne Bonamici (D), Jamaal Bowman (D), Brendan Boyle (D), Shontel Brown (D), Julia Brownley (D), Nikki Budzinski (D), Cori Bush (D), Yadira Caraveo (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), Joaquin Castro (D), Judy Chu (D), Yvette Clarke (D), Emanuel Cleaver (D), Steve Cohen (D), Gerry Connolly (D), Lou Correa (D), Jim Costa (D), Joe Courtney (D), Angie Craig (D), Jasmine Crockett (D), Jason Crow (D), Sharice Davids (D), Danny Davis (D), Don Davis (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Diana DeGette (D), Rosa DeLauro (D), Suzan DelBene (D), Chris Deluzio (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), Debbie Dingell (D), Lloyd Doggett (D), Veronica Escobar (D), Anna Eshoo (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Dwight Evans (D), Teresa Fernandez (D), Lizzie Fletcher (D), Bill Foster (D), Valerie Foushee (D), Lois Frankel (D), Maxwell Frost (D), Ruben Gallego (D), John Garamendi (D), Robert Garcia (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Chuy García (D), Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D), Jared Golden (D), Dan Goldman (D), Jimmy Gomez (D), Josh Gottheimer (D), Al Green (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Josh Harder (D), Jahana Hayes (D), Brian Higgins (D), Jim Himes (D), Steven Horsford (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Val Hoyle (D), Jared Huffman (D), Glenn Ivey (D), Jeff Jackson (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Sara Jacobs (D), Pramila Jayapal (D), Hank Johnson (D), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D), Marcy Kaptur (D), Robin Kelly (D), Timothy Kennedy (D), Ro Khanna (D), Dan Kildee (D), Derek Kilmer (D), Andy Kim (D), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D), Ann Kuster (D), Greg Landsman (D), Rick Larsen (D), John Larson (D), Barbara Lee (D), Summer Lee (D), Susie Lee (D), Mike Levin (D), Ted Lieu (D), Zoe Lofgren (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Seth Magaziner (D), Kathy Manning (D), Lucy McBath (D), Jenn McClellan (D), Betty McCollum (D), Morgan McGarvey (D), Jim McGovern (D), Rob Menendez (D), Grace Meng (D), Kweisi Mfume (D), Joe Morelle (D), Jared Moskowitz (D), Kevin Mullin (D), Jerry Nadler (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Joe Neguse (D), Wiley Nickel (D), Donald Norcross (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Frank Pallone (D), Jimmy Panetta (D), Bill Pascrell (D), Nancy Pelosi (D), Brittany Pettersen (D), Dean Phillips (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Mark Pocan (D), Katie Porter (D), Ayanna Pressley (D), Mike Quigley (D), Delia Ramirez (D), Jamie Raskin (D), Deborah Ross (D), Raul Ruiz (D), Dutch Ruppersberger (D), Pat Ryan (D), Andrea Salinas (D), Linda Sánchez (D), John Sarbanes (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Brad Schneider (D), Hillary Scholten (D), Kim Schrier (D), Bobby Scott (D), David Scott (D), Terri Sewell (D), Brad Sherman (D), Mikie Sherrill (D), Elissa Slotkin (D), Adam Smith (D), Darren Soto (D), Abigail Spanberger (D), Melanie Stansbury (D), Greg Stanton (D), Haley Stevens (D), Marilyn Strickland (D), Tom Suozzi (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Emilia Sykes (D), Mark Takano (D), Shri Thanedar (D), Mike Thompson (D), Dina Titus (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), Jill Tokuda (D), Paul Tonko (D), Norma Torres (D), Ritchie Torres (D), Lori Trahan (D), David Trone (D), Juan Vargas (D), Nydia Velázquez (D), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), Jennifer Wexton (D), Susan Wild (D), Nikema Williams (D), Frederica Wilson (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (on 07/28/2023)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5048/all-info

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5048/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5048/BILLS-118hr5048ih.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1002	Saving the Civil Service Act	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.	Related
HR1652	Access to White House Visitor Logs Act	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.	Related
HR2599	Honest Ads Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Related
HR3229	Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.	Related
HR3463	Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2023	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Related
HR4434	Accountability for Acting Officials Act	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.	Related
HR6312	Inaugural Fund Integrity Act	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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
HR908	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
S1638	Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related
S486	Honest Ads Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related

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