Protecting Our Democracy Act

H.R. 8363 · 116th Congress · Sep 23, 2020 · Lineage

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.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Our Democracy Act”.

Sec. 2 Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

(a)

Divisions— This Act is organized into divisions as follows:

(1)

Division A—Preventing Abuses of Presidential Power.

(2)

Division B—Restoring Checks and Balances, Accountability, and Transparency.

(3)

Division C—Defending Elections Against Foreign Interference.

(4)

Division D—Severability.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

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Sep 23, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Engel, Mr. Neal, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Dean, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Swalwell of California) introduced the following bill; which was 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

Protecting Our Democracy Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

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