SECURE Our Democracy Act
USA116th CongressHR-3501| House
| Updated: 7/17/2019
Eliot L. Engel
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (35)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 identify each foreign person who engaged in U.S. election interference since January 1, 2015. The bill imposes financial and immigration sanctions on these individuals. Specifically, such individuals shall be ineligible to receive a U.S. entry visa and any current visa shall be revoked. The Department of the Treasury must (1) freeze and prohibit a listed foreign person's transactions in property and property interests that are in the United States, and (2) require financial institutions to certify that they have frozen all such assets.
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Introduced in House
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.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment 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
SECURE Our Democracy Act
USA116th CongressHR-3501| House
| Updated: 7/17/2019
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 identify each foreign person who engaged in U.S. election interference since January 1, 2015. The bill imposes financial and immigration sanctions on these individuals. Specifically, such individuals shall be ineligible to receive a U.S. entry visa and any current visa shall be revoked. The Department of the Treasury must (1) freeze and prohibit a listed foreign person's transactions in property and property interests that are in the United States, and (2) require financial institutions to certify that they have frozen all such assets.
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Introduced in House
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.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Eliot L. Engel
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (35)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment 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