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Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
Introduced
Summary
Protecting voters from deceptive practices and intimidation is the bill's central aim. It would add new federal prohibitions, expand who can sue over intimidation, require detailed post‑election reports by the Attorney General, and make intimidation of ballot processing and certification a crime.
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- Voters in targeted communities. The Attorney General would have to report allegations after each general election within 180 days and include incidents from the two years before that election, noting geographic location and the racial, ethnic, and language‑minority composition of affected groups.
- Election officials, poll workers, and ballot processors. The private right of action is expanded to include officers who keep order at voting sites and the law would make intimidation of processing, scanning, tabulating, canvassing, or certifying results a punishable offense.
- Federal enforcement and public corrections. If state or local officials fail to act, the Attorney General would publicly communicate corrective information, describe corrective actions taken, list referrals to other agencies, and publish the report online when submitted to Congress.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Criminal bans on voter deception and interference
This bill would make it a crime to share knowingly false information about when, where, or how to vote within 60 days before a federal election, if done to stop people from voting. It would also ban using AI to create that false information for the same purpose. It would make it illegal to corruptly block or prevent voting or registration, including running fake polling places or ballot boxes. Violations could bring a fine, up to 1 year in jail, or both. The U.S. Sentencing Commission would review these penalties and update federal guidelines within 180 days.
Justice Department could correct false voting info
If enacted, the Attorney General could send accurate information to the public when there is a credible report of false election information or intimidating conduct and local officials have not acted. The Attorney General would publish written procedures within 180 days after enactment, after consulting election officials and community groups. After each federal general election, the Attorney General would publish a report within 180 days covering related allegations from the prior two years, actions taken, referrals, and related cases, while excluding protected or sealed information. The bill would also let Congress fund this work with “such sums as necessary,” but actual spending would need later approval.
Protect ballot counters from intimidation
If passed, the bill would clearly protect people who process and count ballots from threats and intimidation. That includes scanning ballots, tabulating results, canvassing, and certifying election outcomes. This would make the counting and certification work explicitly covered by federal protections.
People could sue to stop intimidation
If enacted, people harmed by these violations could sue in federal court to stop them. Courts could issue restraining orders or injunctions and other orders. Officers who keep order at voting places would be clearly allowed to bring cases. Courts could award the winning side reasonable attorney fees.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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