House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2018
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6449.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 122, July 19, 2018, Page H6589):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 19, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6449, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6449
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 13 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), William Keating (D-MA), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Delaney.
- H.R. 2683 (115th) Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2018
- H.R. 2366 (115th) Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
- H.R. 2587 (115th) Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017
- H.R. 1669 (115th) Partnership to Build America Act of 2017
- H.R. 1827 (115th) Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act
- H.Res. 202 (115th) Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.