Protecting Our Democracy Act

This bill makes many changes to federal law covering the President, executive branch officials, Congress's oversight powers, and federal elections. It declares that a President's pardon of himself or herself is void, pauses the criminal statute of limitations while a person serves as President or Vice President, and ends certain benefits for former Presidents finally convicted of a felony. It bans the President and Vice President from accepting payments or gifts from foreign governments without Congress's consent and lets Congress sue in court over violations. It also creates a court process for Congress to enforce its subpoenas, limits donations to presidential inaugural committees to $50,000 per individual, and adds rules on withholding funds Congress has approved, whistleblowers, the Hatch Act, and foreign involvement in elections.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors