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HR 530 115th Congress House

SECURE Our Democracy Act

Official title: To expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversight
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Department of the TreasuryDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSubversive activitiesVisas and passportsWar and emergency powers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act or the SECURE Our Democracy Act

This bill directs the Department of State to submit within 120 days a list of each foreign person that: (1) was at any time since January 1, 2015, involved in actions to unlawfully access, disrupt, misappropriate, influence, or alter information related to U.S. political parties, federal election candidates, or the administration of federal elections; or (2) worked or acted as an agent or instrumentality of, or on behalf of, or that was otherwise associated with, such foreign person.

The unclassified portion of such list shall be made available to the public and published in the Federal Register.

A listed alien shall be ineligible to receive a U.S. entry visa, and any current visa shall be revoked. Such prohibitions shall also apply to an alien who is an official of, an agent or instrumentality of, or working or acting on behalf of, a listed foreign entity or government if such alien knowingly authorized, conspired to commit, was responsible for, engaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated such prohibited actions.

The President, through the Department of the Treasury, shall: (1) freeze and prohibit a listed foreign person's transactions in property and property interests that are in the United States or controlled a U.S. person, and (2) require each financial institution that is a U.S. person and has within its possession or control such property or property interests to certify that it has frozen all such assets.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 61
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 13, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 27, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Jul 26, 2018
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2018
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 26, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Jul 24, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jul 24, 2018
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 24, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 24, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 3, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2017
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2017
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2017
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 7, 2017
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 21, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 15, 2017
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Feb 13, 2017
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2017
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 9, 2017
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 23, 2017
D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 13, 2017
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 13, 2017
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2017
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jan 13, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 13, 2017
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 13, 2017
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 13, 2017
Delaney, John
· Jan 13, 2017
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 13, 2017
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 13, 2017
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jan 13, 2017
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 13, 2017
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 13, 2017
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2017
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 13, 2017
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 13, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jan 13, 2017
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2017
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2017
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 13, 2017
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 13, 2017
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2017
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 13, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2017
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 13, 2017
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 13, 2017
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 13, 2017
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 13, 2017
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 530: SECURE Our Democracy Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-530/
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