Securing Our Elections Act of 2020

Securing Our Elections Act of 2020

This bill increases criminal penalties for federal election fraud and voter intimidation.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4721 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4721

 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the 
                   criminal penalties under such Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2020

 Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the 
                   criminal penalties under such Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Our Elections Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR TAMPERING WITH OR 
              INTERFERING IN AN ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Section 12 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 
U.S.C. 20511) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fined in accordance with title 18, United 
        States Code,'' and inserting ``fined not more than $100,000''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``imprisoned not more than 5 years'' and 
        inserting ``imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 
        15 years''.
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