3.0.0 8277 2022-12-29T18:05:01Z 2022-12-29T18:05:01Z House HR 2022-07-01 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 110 (Friday, July 1, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TORRES of New York:H.R. 8277.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H5931]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T13:29:24Z Referred to 2022-07-01T14:01:40Z 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2022-07-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000486 Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] Ritchie Torres D NY 15 N Crime and Law Enforcement Government Operations and Politics Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-07-01 Introduced in House 2022-09-21T17:07:00Z Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act

This bill prohibits the President from interfering with the determination of electoral votes and establishes penalties for violations.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from obstructing the certification of electoral votes by Congress or pressuring

  • the Vice President during such certification to discount a state-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors;
  • a federal, state, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors;
  • a federal, state, or local official to find votes; or
  • a federal, state, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election.
]]> Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act Display Title Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties on the President for engaging in actions to interfere with the determination of electoral votes in a presidential election, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8277ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8277ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.