HR 4894 · in committee · significant
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
- civil rights
- government reform
What this bill does
- Prohibits false information about voting in federal elections within 60 days before Election Day.
- Applies to anyone spreading election misinformation or using AI to create false voting information.
- Creates private lawsuits and criminal penalties; DOJ must correct false information if state/local officials don't.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would authorities distinguish between false voting information and protected political speech or satire during campaigns?
- 02
What evidence suggests that false voting information significantly impacts election outcomes enough to warrant criminal penalties?
- 03
Who bears the costs of defending against private lawsuits under this act, and could frequent litigation chill legitimate election discourse?
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Sponsor · D-VA-4
Jennifer L. McClellan
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
34/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-08-05
Joining the bill

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2 · original

Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original

Cleo Fields
D-LA-6 · original

Valerie P. Foushee
D-NC-4 · original

Shomari Figures
D-AL-2 · original

Steven Horsford
D-NV-4 · original

Jared Huffman
D-CA-2 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original
+ 22 more
Legislative timeline
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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