3.0.0 2669 2022-11-01T04:17:46Z 2022-11-01T04:17:46Z Senate S 2019-10-23 116 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-23T15:58:58Z Firewall Act 116 4612 HR 2019-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS SHIELD Act 116 4617 HR 2019-10-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS DEFEND Act 116 4703 HR 2019-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act 116 3873 HR 2019-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act 116 2242 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2019-10-23 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2019-10-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-10-23 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-10-23 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-10-23 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-10-23 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-10-23 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-10-23 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-10-23 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-10-23 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-10-23 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-10-23 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-10-23 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-10-23 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-02-12 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-02-25 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-03-02 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-03-09 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-03-11 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-07-28 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2020-07-29 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-08-06 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-08-06 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-08-06 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-08-13 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-08-13 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-09-15 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-12-16 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional elections Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations News media and reporting Photography and imaging Political advertising Public participation and lobbying Sound recording Subversive activities Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-10-23 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-08T15:41:47Z Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act or the SHIELD Act

This bill establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities.

Specifically, a political committee must report certain foreign contacts involving an offer of unlawful election assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Election Commission. The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations of these requirements.

Existing requirements for political advertisements and electioneering communications apply to internet and digital advertisements, including requirements related to disclosures and contributions. Additionally, large online platforms must maintain a public database of certain political advertisements.

The bill places limitations on political spending by foreign entities. Specifically, foreign entities may not (1) contribute to campaigns related to ballot initiatives and referenda, or (2) make disbursements for certain internet activity referring to a candidate or a political issue.

A candidate is prohibited from offering to share nonpublic campaign information with certain foreign entities.

The bill also prohibits (1) the dissemination of false statements regarding federal elections or public endorsement, or (2) the intentional hindering of voting or registering to vote. The bill establishes criminal penalties and a private right of action with respect to these prohibitions.

]]> SHIELD Act Display Title SHIELD Act Short Title(s) as Introduced SHIELD Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Honest Ads Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2669is/xml/BILLS-116s2669is.xml 2019-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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.