# 116-hr-8111: RNC Act

116-hr-8111, RNC Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8111
- Congress: 116
- Title: RNC Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-08-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act or the RNC Act This bill increases the penalties for violations and expands the scope of provisions that prohibit certain political activity by federal employees in the executive branch (commonly referred to as the Hatch Act). Specifically, the bill (1) increases the maximum period of debarment from federal employment for violations from 5 years to 7 years; (2) increases the maximum civil penalty for violations from $1,000 to $50,000; and (3) explicitly includes the White House and surrounding grounds, including the Rose Garden but excluding the executive residence, as locations in which employees may not engage in political activity.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7719: Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8111 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8111)

## Related
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7719: Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8111 (as of 2025-11-18).