US Congress House Bill 7519 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward to anyone who furnishes certain information relating to foreign election interference by a foreign entity or an individual who is not a U.S. person. Foreign election interference is conduct by a foreign person that (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or (2) is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise. Such conduct may include any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful act undertaken with the purpose or effect of undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions.

Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2020-07-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7519/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7519/BILLS-116hr7519ih.pdf