Burgess Owens voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Protecting Our Democracy Act
Vote to pass a bill that addresses issues involving abuses of presidential powers, checks and balances, accountability, and transparency.
Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the President to submit to Congress specified materials related to certain pardons (Division A, Title I, Sec. 102).
Prohibits self-pardons by the President (Division A, Title I, Sec. 104).
Repeals the statute of limitations for federal offenses committed by a sitting President or Vice President (Division A, Title II, Sec. 202).
Prohibits the acceptance of feoreign or domestic emoluments (Division A, Title III, Sec. 303).
Establishes provisions regarding the Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel Jurisdiction and enforcement authority (Division A, Title III, Sec. 308).
Authorizes specified actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (Division A, Title IV, Sec. 403).
Limits presidential declarations of emergencies (Division A, Title IV, Sec. 406).
Requires the DOJ to maintain a log of specified communications between it and the White House (Division A, Title V, Sec. 502).
Requires cause for removal of inspector generals and increases whistleblower protections (Division A, Title VIII, Sec. 802).
Requires a candidate for President or Vice President to submit to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a copy of the individual's income tax returns for the 10 most recent taxable years (Division A, Title XII, Sec. 1201).
Establishes penalties for political appointees who engage in prohibited political activities (Division A, Title XIII, Sec. 1301).
Requires federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts (Division A, Title XIII, Sec. 1302).
Requires federal campaigns to establish a foreign contacts compliance policy (Division A, Title XIII, Sec. 1302).
Prohibits foreign donations to political campaigns and candidates of nonpublic information relating to a candidate (Division A, Title XIII, Sec. 1302).
Title: Protecting Our Democracy Act