United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6494 (115th)
SECURE Our Democracy Act
Introduced
24 July 2018
Last action
24 July 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act or the SECURE Our Democracy Act This bill requires the Department of State to maintain and provide to Congress an updated list of each foreign person who has, since January 1, 2015, been involved in actions to unlawfully access information or information systems related to federal elections, candidates for federal office, or U.S. political parties. Foreign persons on the list shall (1) be barred from entering the United States, (2) have current visas revoked, and (3) be subject to property-blocking sanctions.
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Timeline
24 July 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → SECURE Our Democracy Act
- related to → Secure America from Russian Interference Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6494
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6494
- us · 115-hr-6494 · source updated 10 January 2026