[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 366 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 366

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the knowing 
  dissemination of false information regarding elections for Federal 
   office with the intent of discouraging another person from voting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2001

 Mr. Moore (for himself and Mr. Frost) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the knowing 
  dissemination of false information regarding elections for Federal 
   office with the intent of discouraging another person from voting.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Voter Access Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING KNOWING DISSEMINATION OF FALSE FEDERAL ELECTION 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 612. Dissemination of false information in Federal elections to 
              discourage others from voting
    ``(a) Any person who knowingly disseminates any information 
regarding an election for Federal office that the person knows is false 
with the intent of discouraging another person from voting shall be 
fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year, 
or both.
    ``(b) In this section, the terms `election' and `Federal office' 
have the meaning given such terms in section 301 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 29 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``612. Dissemination of false information in Federal elections to 
                            discourage others from voting.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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