3.0.0 6447 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z House HR 2016-12-07 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL of California:H.R. 6447.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7397]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-12-07T15:00:46Z 2016-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 N C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-12-07 True Government Operations and Politics Arizona Computer security and identity theft Congressional agencies Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Department of State Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal officials Florida Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Illinois News media and reporting Political parties and affiliation Russia State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-12-07 Introduced in House 2016-12-20T20:21:16Z Protecting Our Democracy Act

This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.

]]> Protecting Our Democracy Act Display Title Protecting Our Democracy Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Democracy Act Introduced in House 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6447ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6447ih.xml 2016-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.