# 115-hr-6046: Duty to Report Act of 2018

115-hr-6046, Duty to Report Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6046
- Congress: 115
- Title: Duty to Report Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-06-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Duty to Report Act of 2018 This bill requires each candidate for public office (and certain affiliated individuals) to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information (or an offer of such information) about another candidate for the same office from a source the candidate knows to be a foreign power, unless (1) the candidate reasonably believes the information is in the public domain, or (2) the information could not give an advantage to the receiving candidate. An individual who fails to comply with this bill may be criminally liable.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6046 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6046)

## Related
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
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