Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act

Bill: 117-hr-8277
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-07-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the President from interfering with the determination of electoral votes and establishes penalties for violations.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from obstructing the certification of electoral votes by Congress or pressuring</p> <ul> <li>the Vice President during such certification to discount a state-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors; </li> <li>a federal, state, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors; </li> <li>a federal, state, or local official to find votes; or</li> <li>a federal, state, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election. </li> </ul> <ul> </ul> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8277 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2022 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act . 2. Imposition of criminal penalties on President for interfering with determination of electoral votes (a) Penalties Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 612. Interference by President with determination of electoral votes (a) It shall be unlawful for the President to— (1) obstruct the certification of electoral votes by Congress; (2) pressure the Vice President during the certification of electoral votes by Congress to discount a State-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors; (3) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors; (4) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to find votes; or (5) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election. (b) If the President violates subsection (a), the President shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than the maximum term of imprisonment imposed for a violation of section 1505 of this title (relating to obstruction of proceedings), or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 29 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 612. Interference by President with determination of electoral votes. .