S. 2838
119th Congress
Senate
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Official title: A bill to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, an… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 17, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related & companion bills
5
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
17
- TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)
- CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
- NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
- CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Treasury, Dept of
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Energy, Dept of
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2838/
"S. 2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2838/.
S. 2838, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2838/.
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