3.0.0 1469 2022-09-05T01:49:33Z 2022-09-05T01:49:33Z Senate S 2019-05-14 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-14T21:49:44Z 2019-05-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2833) IntroReferral 2019-05-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-05-14 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-05-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-14 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-05-14 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-05-14 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-05-14 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-05-14 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-05-20 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-05-20 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-06-20 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-06-20 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Immigration status and procedures Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Subversive activities Visas and passports Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-05-14 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-01T11:58:41Z Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019

This bill establishes new criminal penalties and revises certain prohibitions related to the interference of elections by foreign nationals.

Specifically, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for conspiring with a foreign national to interfere with an election. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Further, a person who conspires with an agent of a foreign power to interfere with an election is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

In addition, an alien that engages in election interference is inadmissible into the United States. However, the Department of Homeland Security may waive this prohibition if the alien receives an adjustment of status for assisting in certain criminal prosecutions.

The bill also (1) expands the prohibition on a foreign national making an expenditure or disbursement for an electioneering communication; and (2) prohibits an individual from knowingly providing substantial assistance to foreign governments or foreign political parties, such as by making an expenditure or disbursement for an electioneering communication.

]]> Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019 Display Title Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interfering in elections with agents of a foreign government. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1469is/xml/BILLS-116s1469is.xml 2019-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2833) 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.