# 119-hr-4894: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025

119-hr-4894, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4894
- Congress: 119
- Title: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-24

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Criminal bans on voter deception and interference: benefit, high. 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 corruptl…
- Justice Department could correct false voting info: benefit, high. 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 consu…
- Protect ballot counters from intimidation: benefit, high. 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 protectio…
- People could sue to stop intimidation: benefit, medium. 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 fee…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4894 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4894)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4894 (as of 2026-04-24).