Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6046
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Duty to Report Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 7, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 7, 2018
Latest Action
Jul 30, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6046
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Actions (3)
07/30/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
06/07/2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
06/07/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:23 PM