H.R. 5048
118th Congress
House
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Official title: To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defen… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBudget process
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Business ethicsBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional committeesCongressional electionsCongressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsConstitution and constitutional amendmentsContracts and agencyCriminal procedure and sentencingDigital mediaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesFamily relationshipsFederal Election Commission (FEC)Federal district courtsFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesFreedom of informationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationJurisdiction and venueLabor standardsLegal fees and court costsLegislative rules and procedureMarketing and advertisingMembers of CongressMerit Systems Protection BoardNews media and reportingOffice of Government EthicsOffice of Special CounselPersonnel recordsPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsPublic participation and lobbyingRight of privacyState and local government operationsSubversive activitiesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTelevision and filmTravel and tourism
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
10
- Budget Committee
- Committee on House Administration
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Rules Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
Lobbying activity
5
Cosponsors
181
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DeGette, Diana
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
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Costa, Jim
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Landsman, Greg
Bowman, Jamaal
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Chu, Judy
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Davids, Sharice
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Ruiz, Raul
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
Wild, Susan
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Ryan, Patrick
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
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Castro, Joaquin
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Horsford, Steven
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Moskowitz, Jared
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Pettersen, Brittany
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Ross, Deborah K.
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Slotkin, Elissa
Caraveo, Yadira
Nickel, Wiley
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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Thanedar, Shri
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Torres, Norma J.
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Garamendi, John
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Golden, Jared F.
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Lee, Summer L.
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Harder, Josh
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Menendez, Robert
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Kuster, Ann
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McBath, Lucy
Manning, Kathy
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McGarvey, Morgan
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Stanton, Greg
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Lee, Susie
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Dingell, Debbie
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Hoyle, Val T.
Jackson, Jeff
Cartwright, Matt
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Courtney, Joe
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Smith, Adam
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5048: Protecting Our Democracy Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5048/
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