H.R. 2939: No Meddling in American Elections Act of 2021
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H.R. 2939: No Meddling in American Elections Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
No Meddling in American Elections Act of 2021
Plain summary
No Meddling in American Elections Act of 2021 This bill establishes a new criminal offense involving the public disclosure of false information by a federal officer or employee. Specifically, the bill prohibits the public disclosure of false information by a federal officer or employee (1) in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States, except with the approval of the President; or (2) for the purpose of influencing a federal election. A violation is punishable by a statutory maximum prison term of 10 years.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
No Meddling in American Elections Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · 2 cosponsors
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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2939.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr2939 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117