,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbf,mr4 
,latimer introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prevent election interference4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,our ,integrity and     
,nation from ,tyranny ,act or the       
,,point ,act4  #b4 ,prevention of       
executive power to influence an         
authorized ,state election  7a7         
,prohibition ,chapter #ac of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bde the        
following3  #bde;a4 ,prohibition on     
executive election interference  7a7 ,in
 general ,whoever1 being a covered      

individual1 knowingly engages in        
election interference1 or uses1         
provides1 or loans any government       
property1 personnel1 or resources for   
the purpose of engaging in election     
interference1 shall be fined under this 
title1 imprisoned not more than #e      
years1 or both4  7b7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,the term election  
interference-- 7,a7 means conduct by a  
covered individual that--  7i7 violates 
,federal criminal1 voting rights1 or    
campaign finance law2 or  7ii7 includes 
any fraudulent1 deceptive1 or unlawful  
act or attempted act1 or knowing use of 
information acquired by theft1          
undertaken with the specific intent to  
significantly influence voters1         
undermine public confidence in election 
processes or institutions1 or influence1
 undermine confidence in1 or alter the  
result or reported result of1 a general 
or primary ,federal1 ,state1 or local   
election or caucus1 including--  7,i7   
the campaign of a candidate2 or  7,,ii7 

a ballot measure1 including an          
amendment1 a bond issue1 an initiative1 
a recall1 a referral1 or a referendum2  
and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 causing or     
inciting the obstruction of the         
certification of electoral votes by     
,congress2  7ii7 communicating to a     
,federal1 ,state1 or local official with
 the purpose of influencing or altering 
vote results or the delegation or       
nomination of electors2  7iii7          
communicating to a ,federal1 ,state1 or 
local official with the purpose of      
publishing or disseminating             
unsubstantiated claims of fraud1        
criminal activity1 errors1 or           
mismanagement associated with the       
conducting of a ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local election2  7iv7 communicating to a
 ,federal1 ,state1 or local official    
with the purpose of causing the         
postponement1 prevention1 or delay of a 
,federal1 ,state1 or local election2 or 
7v7 except to the extent permitted by   
the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife1      

soliciting or ordering the use of       
personnel1 appropriations1 or other     
resources of the ,department of ,justice
 to cause the postponement1 prevention1 
or delay of an election1 or in order to 
influence or alter vote results or the  
delegation or nomination of electors4   
7#b7 ,the term covered individual       
means-- 7,a7 the ,president2  7,b7 the  
,vice ,president2  7,c7 an employee of  
the ,executive ,office of the           
,president2  7,d7 the ,attorney         
,general2  7,e7 the ,director of the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2     
7,f7 the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence2 or  7,g7 a cabinet       
secretary1 agency director or any       
subordinate thereof in a managerial     
position in such department or agency4  
7#c7 ,the term government property or   
resources means-- 7,a7 any building1    
land1 vehicle 7including aircraft71 or  
other real property owned1 leased1 or   
occupied by any department1 agency1 or  
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  

7including the ,white ,house 7except for
 the ,executive ,residence71 the        
,department of ,defense1 the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service1 or the        
,national ,park ,service71 or any other 
instrumentality wholly owned by the     
,united ,states2  7,b7 an information   
system used or operated by any          
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states1 by a contractor 
of any department1 agency1 or           
instrumentality of the ,united ,states1 
or by another organization on behalf of 
any department1 agency1 or              
instrumentality of the ,united ,states2 
or  7,c7 funding appropriated by        
,congress4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections for chapter #ac  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section #bde 
the following3  #bde;a4 ,prohibition on 
executive election interference4  4  #c4
 ,limitation on use of ,armed ,forces in
 the ,united ,states  7a7 ,limitation   
,the ,president may not deploy members  

of the ,armed ,forces or exercise       
,federal law enforcement authority of   
the ,united ,states in a ,state where   
such deployment or exercise of authority
 would likely disrupt1 postpone1 delay1 
prevent1 or influence the result of an  
election 7including a referendum or a   
ballot question71 except as follows3    
7#a7 ,for the purpose of enforcing the  
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife4  7#b7 ,in
 the case of an election held or        
conducted by a ,state that directly     
relates to secession from1 or armed     
rebellion against1 the ,united ,states4 
7b7 ,judicial review  7#a7 ,right of    
review ,any ,state in which the         
,president deploys members of the ,armed
 ,forces or exercises the ,federal law  
enforcement authority of the ,united    
,states in violation of subsection 7a7  
may bring an action against the ,united 
,states in the appropriate district     
court of the ,united ,states for        
appropriate relief1 including injunctive
 relief4  7#b7 ,burden of proof         

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in an action under this section1   
the ,president shall have the burden of 
proving that such violation did not     
occur4  7#c7 ,expedited appeals  7,a7   
,time for appeal to court of appeals    
,notwithstanding section #bajg of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 a notice of 
appeal of a final judgment issued in an 
action brought under paragraph 7#a7 may 
be filed not later than #ae days after  
such judgement is entered4  7,b7 ,time  
for petition to ,supreme ,court         
,notwithstanding section #baja of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 a petition  
for a writ of certiorari may be filed   
not later than #ae days after the court 
of appeals enters a final judgement4    
7#d7 ,expedited consideration ,it shall 
be the duty of the applicable district  
court of the ,united ,states1 the       
applicable court of appeals of the      
,united ,states1 and the ,supreme ,court
 of the ,united ,states to advance on   
the docket and to expedite to the       

greatest possible extent the disposition
 of any matter brought under this       
section4  #d4 ,prevention of ,president 
or ,congress from preempting a ,state's 
constitutional rights  7a7 ,cause of    
action ,a ,state harmed by a violation  
of any of the rights described in       
subsection 7b7 may bring an action      
against the ,united ,states in the      
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states for appropriate relief1 
including injunctive relief4  7b7       
,rights ,the rights described in this   
section are the following3 7#a7 ,the    
,full ,faith and ,credit ,clause        
7,const4 ,art4 ,,iv ,sec4 #a74  7#b7    
,the right of a ,state legislature to   
consent to the formation of a new ,state
 within its jurisdiction1 or the        
formation of a ,state within its        
jurisdiction with two or more ,states or
 parts of its ,state 7,const4 ,art4 ,,iv
 ,sec4 #c74  7#c7 ,the guarantee by the 
,united ,states to every ,state of a    
republican form of government1          

protection against military invasion1   
and upon application of the legislature1
 or of the executive 7when the          
legislature cannot be convened7 against 
domestic violence 7,const4 ,art4 ,,iv   
,sec4 #d74  7#d7 ,the rights of three   
fourths of the several ,states to ratify
 an amendment to the ,constitution and  
the right of a ,state to not be deprived
 of its equal suffrage in the ,senate   
7,const4 ,art4 ,v74  7#e7 ,the          
reservation to the ,states respectively1
 or the people1 any powers not delegated
 to the ,united ,states by the          
,constitution nor prohibited by it to   
the ,states 7,const4 ,amendment ,x74    
7#f7 ,the right of lawfully chosen      
electors for ,president and ,vice       
,president to meet in their respective  
,states in order to vote by ballot1 and 
to prepare a signed and certified list  
of ballots cast for transmission under  
seal to the seat of government1 directed
 to the ,president of the ,senate       
7,const4 ,amendment ,x74  7c7 ,expedited

 appeals  7#a7 ,time for appeal to court
 of appeals ,notwithstanding section    
#bajg of title #bh1 ,united ,states     
,code1 a notice of appeal of a final    
judgment issued in an action brought    
under subsection 7a7 may be filed not   
later than #ae days after such judgement
 is entered4  7#b7 ,time for petition to
 ,supreme ,court ,notwithstanding       
section #baja of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 a petition for a writ of 
certiorari may be filed not later than  
#ae days after the court of appeals     
enters a final judgement4  7d7          
,expedited consideration ,it shall be   
the duty of the applicable district     
court of the ,united ,states1 the       
applicable court of appeals of the      
,united ,states1 and the ,supreme ,court
 of the ,united ,states to advance on   
the docket and to expedite to the       
greatest possible extent the disposition
 of any matter brought under this       
section4