This bill amends federal law to specifically prohibit the President, Vice President, and other executive branch officials from interfering in elections. Currently, federal law restricts election interference by government employees, but this legislation makes clear that the President and Vice President are included under these restrictions. The bill also increases the criminal penalty for election interference from a maximum of one year in prison to three years, and ensures that coercion of political activity applies to the President and Vice President just as it does to other federal employees. The legislation was introduced in August 2023 by Representatives Ted Lieu, Hank Johnson, Eric Swalwell, Pramila Jayapal, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill contains no specific funding allocations or implementation timelines.
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