Protecting Our Democracy Act

S. 4880 · 116th Congress · Oct 26, 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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Oct 26, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Protecting Our Democracy Act

Section 1 Short title

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

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