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H.R. 8831: Protecting Our Democracy Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-05-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
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Protecting Our Democracy Act
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Protecting Our Democracy Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · 110 cosponsors
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Robert Garcia (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John B. Larson (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and 50 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] reported raising $9.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8831.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8831 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills