To require candidates for election for public office to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information about other candidates in the election from a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6046| House
| Updated: 7/30/2018
Eric Swalwell
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Duty to Report Act of 2018 This bill requires each candidate for public office (and certain affiliated individuals) to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information (or an offer of such information) about another candidate for the same office from a source the candidate knows to be a foreign power, unless (1) the candidate reasonably believes the information is in the public domain, or (2) the information could not give an advantage to the receiving candidate. An individual who fails to comply with this bill may be criminally liable.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional electionsCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationFamily relationshipsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMarriage and family statusPolitical representation
To require candidates for election for public office to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information about other candidates in the election from a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6046| House
| Updated: 7/30/2018
Duty to Report Act of 2018 This bill requires each candidate for public office (and certain affiliated individuals) to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information (or an offer of such information) about another candidate for the same office from a source the candidate knows to be a foreign power, unless (1) the candidate reasonably believes the information is in the public domain, or (2) the information could not give an advantage to the receiving candidate. An individual who fails to comply with this bill may be criminally liable.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Eric Swalwell
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional electionsCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationFamily relationshipsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMarriage and family statusPolitical representation