Duty to Report Act of 2018
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 7, 2018)
Duty to Report Act of 2018
This bill requires each candidate for public office (and certain affiliated individuals) to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon receiving unsolicited information (or an offer of such information) about another candidate for the same office from a source the candidate knows to be a foreign power, unless (1) the candidate reasonably believes the information is in the public domain, or (2) the information could not give an advantage to the receiving candidate. An individual who fails to comply with this bill may be criminally liable.
What just happenedJul 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 7, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Jun 7, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 7, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House