3.0.0 1994 2019-11-15T21:59:55Z 2019-11-15T21:59:55Z Senate S S 2011-12-14 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-26T14:00:00Z Referred to 2011-12-14T20:36:37Z 2012-06-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-893. Committee 2011-12-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-12-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-12-14 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-12-14 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-12-15 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-12-16 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2012-01-23 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2012-06-26 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal procedure and sentencing Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Political advertising U.S. Sentencing Commission Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-12-14 Introduced in Senate 2012-02-17T16:45:58Z Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly misleading voters regarding: (1) the time or place of holding any federal election, (2) the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility for any such election, or (3) an endorsement.

Prohibits hindering, interfering with, or preventing another person from voting, registering to vote, or aiding another person to vote or register to vote in a federal election.

Creates a private right of action for any person aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition.

Amends the federal criminal code to prescribe criminal penalties for such deceptive acts.

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.

Requires the Attorney General, if receiving a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated, to communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information if the Attorney General determines that state and local election officials have not taken adequate steps to promptly communicate accurate information to correct the materially false information.

]]> Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 Display Title Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. Introduced in Senate 2011-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1994is/xml/BILLS-112s1994is.xml 2012-06-26 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-893. 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.