Search Results: keywords:"election interference"

  • S. 3912 — To protect election workers and polling places.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:910

    The proposed bill, titled the "Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act," aims to protect election workers and polling locations from threats and interference. It amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to criminalize actions that interfere with or intimidate election...

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    The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act is a proposal to keep people who help run elections safe and stop others from bothering them, by making it a crime with fines or even jail if someone tries to scare or harm them.

  • S. 5365 — To require the President to notify Congress and take certain actions in response to any attempt by a country of concern to affect United States elections.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,637

    S. 5365 requires the President of the United States to notify Congress and take specific actions if a foreign government is found to be trying to influence U.S. elections through misinformation. If such interference is detected, the President must inform Congress within 30...

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    S. 5365 is a rule that makes the President tell Congress if another country tries to mess with American elections by spreading lies. If the President thinks telling this could hurt the U.S., they must explain why.

  • H. R. 9147 — To prohibit the imposition of a sentence for a State criminal offense committed by a major party candidate during a covered time period.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:399

    H. R. 9147, titled the “Prevention of Election Interference Act of 2024,” seeks to prevent sentences for state criminal offenses from being imposed on major party candidates during specific times around a general Presidential election. The bill defines this "covered time...

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    The bill wants to make sure that people running for President from big political parties are not punished for breaking state laws close to election time, because it might affect their ability to campaign. It suggests allowing them to pause or stop their punishment if they think it will get in the way of their campaign activities.

  • H. R. 8858 — To prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to deprive or defraud individuals of the right to vote in elections for public office, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,404

    H.R. 8858, titled the “Securing Elections From AI Deception Act,” aims to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) to deceive or defraud individuals in voting processes in the United States. The bill prohibits developers and deployers of AI algorithms from using them to...

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    This bill tries to stop people from using computers to trick others about where or how to vote. It also wants these computer messages to say they're made by a computer so nobody gets confused.

  • H. RES. 955 — Commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections, and expressing support of Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:442

    The resolution, H. RES. 955, introduced in the House of Representatives, commends Taiwan for its history of democratic elections and the example it sets for self-governance globally. It recognizes Taiwan's democracy as a strategic strength and expresses concern over potential...

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    In this resolution, the United States is saying "good job" to Taiwan for having fair and free elections, and promises to help keep Taiwan's democracy safe from anyone trying to mess it up, especially when China might want to cause trouble.

  • H. R. 8399 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further restrict contributions of foreign nationals, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported in House
    Words:2,529

    H.R. 8399 aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by imposing stricter restrictions on foreign nationals' contributions to U.S. elections. It broadens the ban on foreign donations and sets new rules to prevent indirect contributions. The bill also introduces...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8399 is a rule that tries to stop people from other countries from giving money to help people win elections in the U.S., and it also wants to keep secret the names of people who give money to certain groups.

  • H. R. 8384 — To prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,265

    H.R. 8384 is a bill designed to prevent the spread of misleading AI-generated audio or visual media that concerns Federal office candidates. It aims to stop individuals or political groups from knowingly sharing such deceptive content to influence elections or solicit funds....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8384 is like a rule that stops people from sharing fake videos or sounds made by computers about people running for big jobs in the government, but it lets news tell people if these videos or sounds might be fake.

  • H. RES. 1288 — Condemning certain members of the intelligence community.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:175

    H. RES. 1288 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives that condemns certain members of the intelligence community for their actions around the time of the 2020 Presidential election. The resolution points out that these individuals, who held senior...

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    In this bill, some people who used to work in the intelligence community are getting criticized because they said that emails from Hunter Biden's laptop might have been a trick by Russia. People now know the laptop was real, so the bill says it's bad that those people used what they used to do for work to confuse everyone about the election.

  • H. R. 7781 — To require a report on the economic and national security risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of financial crimes, including fraud and the dissemination of misinformation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:727

    H.R. 7781, also known as the "Artificial Intelligence Practices, Logistics, Actions, and Necessities Act" or the "AI PLAN Act," requires a report to be submitted to Congress on the risks associated with using artificial intelligence in financial crimes such as fraud and misinformation. The...

    Simple Explanation

    The AI PLAN Act wants important people in the U.S. government to write a report about how bad guys might use smart computers, like robots, to do bad things with money or spread lies. They need to figure out ways to stop this and tell everyone what they need to keep these smart computers from being used for bad stuff.

  • H. R. 8399 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further restrict contributions of foreign nationals, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,178

    H.R. 8399, titled the “Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act,” proposes amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to impose tighter restrictions on political contributions from foreign nationals. The bill expands the ban on foreign donations...

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    H.R. 8399 is like a big rulebook that wants to make sure people from other countries can't give money to help in American elections or tell people how to vote. It also says that if someone tries to share secret information about who gave money, they could get in big trouble, like paying a lot of money or even going to jail.

  • H. R. 9968 — To protect election workers and polling places.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:913

    H. R. 9968, known as the “Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act,” aims to enhance protections for election workers and polling places in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, specifically making it a crime to interfere...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act," or H. R. 9968, is a law that helps keep people who work at voting places safe and makes sure nobody tries to scare them or break things where you go to vote. If someone does these bad things, they can be fined money or even go to jail for up to one year.

  • S. 4714 — To prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,568

    The Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2024 aims to prevent the spread of false AI-generated media in connection with elections in the United States. It seeks to stop the distribution of deceptive content created with AI that contains...

    Simple Explanation

    The FAIR Elections Act of 2024 is a new rule that stops people from spreading bad information about elections using computers that make fake news. It also makes sure the list of people who can vote isn't changed without being really sure it's the right thing to do.