3.0.0 1281 2023-01-12T17:53:06Z 2023-01-12T17:53:06Z House H HR 2007-03-01 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-26T22:15:03Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Reported by 2007-04-19T00:28:34Z Markup by 2007-03-29T21:32:34Z Referred to 2007-03-01T15:01:10Z H. Rept. 110-101 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 110 453 S 2007-10-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2007-06-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-06-25 17:38:40 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-06-25 17:38:38 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7043-7044) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-06-25 17:38:38 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7043-7044) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-25 17:09:01 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1281. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-06-25 17:08:57 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7043-7048) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-06-25 17:08:44 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-04-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00061 2007-04-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-101. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-04-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-101. 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Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-03-07 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2007-03-07 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-03-26 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2007-03-26 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2007-03-29 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-04-16 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2007-04-17 False 2007-04-11T04:00:00Z H.R. 1281, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18569 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 29, 2007</p> 2007-04-11T04:00:00Z H.R. 1281, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18569 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 29, 2007 Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional elections Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Department of Justice Election fraud Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Executive reorganization Fines (Penalties) Government publicity Governmental investigations Informers Law Presidential elections Prosecution Public broadcasting Public service advertising Science, Technology, Communications Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-03-01 Introduced in House 2007-04-23T16:53:18Z Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone, within 60 days before a federal election, to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote.

Increases the penalty for intimidation of voters.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under this Act.

Authorizes any person to report to the Attorney General false election information or intimidation of voters.

Requires the Attorney General, immediately after receiving such a report, to consider and review it and, if there is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the false information; (2) refer any pertinent matter to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice for prosecution; and (3) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution or civil action after the election.

Directs the Attorney General to study the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a Voting Integrity Task Force.

]]> 17 2007-04-18 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2007-07-20T15:46:53Z Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone before a federal election to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote.

Increases from one year to five year's imprisonment the criminal penalty for intimidation of voters.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under this Act.

Authorizes any person to report to the Attorney General false election information or intimidation of voters.

Requires the Attorney General, immediately after receiving such a report, to consider and review it and, if there is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the false information; (2) refer any pertinent matter to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice for prosecution; and (3) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution or civil action after the election.

Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a Voting Integrity Task Force to carry out the requirements of this Act with respect to any general, primary, run-off, or special election for federal office.

]]> 36 2007-06-25 Passed House amended 2007-07-20T15:43:42Z Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone before or during a federal election to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote.

Increases from one year to five years' imprisonment the criminal penalty for intimidation of voters.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under this Act.

Authorizes any person to report to the Attorney General false election information or intimidation of voters.

Requires the Attorney General, immediately after receiving such a report, to consider and review it and, if there is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the false information; and (2) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution or civil action after the election.

Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a Voting Integrity Task Force to carry out the requirements of this Act with respect to any general, primary, run-off, or special election for federal office.

]]> Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 Display Title Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to House Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 H House Short Titles as Passed House Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 H House Referred in Senate 2007-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1281rfs/xml/BILLS-110hr1281rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2007-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1281eh/xml/BILLS-110hr1281eh.xml Reported in House 2007-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1281rh/xml/BILLS-110hr1281rh.xml Introduced in House 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1281ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1281ih.xml 2007-06-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.