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HR 7519 116th Congress House International Affairs Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign and international corporations Fraud offenses and financial crimes Subversive activities Voting rights

Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

This bill 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.

What's happening now July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7519: Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7519/
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"H.R. 7519: Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7519/.
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H.R. 7519, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7519/.
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