United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 109 D cosponsors

HR 8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 109 sponsors

    1 primary, 108 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (109 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill aims to protect democracy by curbing presidential power and enhancing government transparency.

This legislation seeks to prevent abuses of presidential power and to restore accountability and transparency in government operations. It also aims to safeguard elections against foreign interference.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  8. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  9. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  10. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  11. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 108 co-sponsors · 438 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (108)

Not signed on (438)

438 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections environment
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 8831?
HR 8831 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Case, Ed (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Mejia, Analilia (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Pelosi, Nancy (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Whitesides, George (Democratic), and Raskin, Jamie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 8831?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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