H.R. 8111: RNC Act
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H.R. 8111: RNC Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
RNC Act
Plain 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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · 5 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] reported raising $998,074 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr8111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116