HR 8277 United States House · 117th Congress

Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act

Summary
Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act This bill prohibits the President from interfering with the determination of electoral votes and establishes penalties for violations. Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from obstructing the certification of electoral votes by Congress or pressuring the Vice President during such certification to discount a state-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors; a federal, state, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors; a federal, state, or local official to find votes; or a federal, state, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jul 2022
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Introduced Jul 1, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Jul 1, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jul 1, 2022
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Ritchie Torres
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