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117-hr-5314117th Congress
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Sponsored By: Representative Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
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Summary
Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill addresses issues involving (1) abuses of presidential power; (2) checks and balances, accountability, and transparency; and (3) foreign interference in elections. Specifically, regarding abuses of presidential power, the bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the President to submit to Congress specified materials relating to certain pardons, prohibits self-pardons by the President, suspends the statute of limitations for federal offenses committed by a sitting President or Vice President, prohibits the acceptance of foreign or domestic emoluments, and sets forth provisions regarding Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel jurisdiction and enforcement authority. To address checks and balances, accountability, and transparency, the bill authorizes specified actions to enforce congressional subpoenas, imposes limits on presidential declarations of emergencies, requires DOJ to maintain a log of specified communications between it and the White House, requires cause for removal of inspectors general, increases whistleblower protections, requires a candidate for President or Vice President to submit to the Federal Election Commission a copy of the individual's income tax returns for the 10 most recent taxable years, and establishes penalties for political appointees who engage in prohibited political activities. To protect against foreign interference in elections, the bill requires federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts, requires federal campaigns to establish a foreign contacts compliance policy, and specifies that foreign donations to political campaigns and candidates of nonpublic information relating to a candidate are prohibited.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2021
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
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Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
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Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
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Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
MA • D
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Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
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Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
GA • D
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
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Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
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Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
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Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
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Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
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Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
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Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
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Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
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Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
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Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
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Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
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Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
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Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2021
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2021
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2021
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2021
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/24/2021
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/27/2021
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/12/2021
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
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Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
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Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
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Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
NC • D
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Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
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Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Roll Call Votes
house vote • 12/9/2021
On Motion to Recommit
Yes: 212 • No: 217
house vote • 12/9/2021
On Passage
Yes: 220 • No: 208