# 116-hr-7519: Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

116-hr-7519, Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7519
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward to anyone who furnishes certain information relating to foreign election interference by a foreign entity or an individual who is not a U.S. person. Foreign election interference is conduct by a foreign person that (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or (2) is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise. Such conduct may include any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful act undertaken with the purpose or effect of undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8405: American Values and Security in International Athletics Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6094: Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5338: Global Hope Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7519 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7519)

## Related
- [116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8438)
- [116-hr-8405: American Values and Security in International Athletics Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8405)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6094: Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6094)
- [116-hr-5338: Global Hope Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5338)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7519 (as of 2025-11-18).