Protect American Democracy Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6533
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2016-12-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: 

Protect American Democracy Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of State to submit within 120 days a list of each foreign person that: (1) was at any time since January 1, 2015, involved in actions to unlawfully access, disrupt, influence, or alter information related to U.S. political parties, federal election candidates, or the administration of federal elections; or (2) acted as an agent of, or on behalf of, such foreign person. 
 
The unclassified portion of such list shall be made available to the public and published in the Federal Register.
 
A listed alien shall be ineligible to receive a U.S. entry visa, and any current visa shall be revoked. Such prohibitions shall also apply to an alien who is an official of, or acting on behalf of, a listed foreign entity or government if such alien knowingly furthered such prohibited actions. 
 
The President, through the Department of the Treasury, shall: (1) freeze and prohibit a listed foreign person's transactions in property and property interests that are in the United States or controlled a U.S. person, and (2) require each financial institution that is a U.S. person and has within its possession or control such property or property interests to certify that it has frozen all such assets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: Introduced in House