STOPPING HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS FOR A LASTING DEMOCRACY (SHIELD) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4617), H8418, H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428, H8430, H8431, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

——— consideration (H. Res. 650), H8403 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4617): consideration (see H. Res. 650), H8386 [22OC]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 4617): CBO, E1316 [21OC]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4617), H8439 [23OC]

Remarks in House

Corporations: require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals, H8430 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit involvement in State and local elections relative to misinformation campaigns, H8425, H8426 [23OC]

Elections: expand time limit from 60 to 90 days to prohibit knowingly deceptive practices in Federal elections, H8435 [23OC]

——— secure collection of absentee ballots, H8416 [23OC]

Enact (H.R. 4617), H8243 [18OC], H8304 [22OC], H8392, H8393, H8397, H8410–H8442 [23OC], H9331 [6DE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 650), H8398–H8403 [23OC]

——— motion to recommit, H8441 [23OC]

FBI: confirm receipt of notifications of reportable foreign contact from political campaign officials and report to Congress on responding actions to such notifications, H8431, H8432 [23OC]

FEC: analyze use of illicit foreign money to conduct disinformation and propaganda campaigns in order to depress voter turnout in rural communities and provide recommendations to counteract such activity in future elections, H8432, H8433 [23OC]

——— codify definition of ‘‘substantial assistance’’ for an illegal foreign transaction relative to foreign election influence, H8433, H8434 [23OC]

——— commission independent study on media literacy skills and impact of media literacy education on consumption and understanding of online political content among voters, H8429, H8430 [23OC]

——— notify States within a certain time period after determination of a credible targeted disinformation campaign against a State election, H8424, H8425 [23OC]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on depressing voter turnout among African American and other minority communities along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436 [23OC]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

GAO: assess Foreign Agents Registration Act exemptions to prevent foreign funding from influencing U.S. elections and political campaigns, H8434, H8435 [23OC]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting, H8441 [23OC]

——— clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (H.R. 4736), H8411 [23OC]

——— include candidate’s immediate family members among those whose direct or indirect contacts or communications with foreign national may amount to a reportable foreign contact, H8430, H8431 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from influencing U.S. elections through political activities and contributions from shell companies, H8428 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying individuals for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office, H8416 [23OC]

——— prohibit use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology within a certain time period before Federal elections and establish criminal and civil penalties, H8427 [23OC]

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI, H8401 [23OC]

——— require that records for qualified online political advertisements include disclosure requirements to identify involved foreign entities, H8437, H8438 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4617), S6051 [23OC]

Reports

Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House), H8400 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4617, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 650) (H. Rept. 116–253), H8386 [22OC]

Provisions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 4617) (H. Rept. 116–246), H8297 [21OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 650, consideration of H.R. 4617, provisions, H8398 [23OC]