Prevention of Election Interference Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9147 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9147 To prohibit the imposition of a sentence for a State criminal offense committed by a major party candidate during a covered time period. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2024 Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the imposition of a sentence for a State criminal offense committed by a major party candidate during a covered time period. 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 ``Prevention of Election Interference Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE FOR STATE CRIMINAL OFFENSE BY A MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATE. (a) In General.--No State, or any officer or instrumentality thereof, may impose or carry out a sentence for a State criminal offense committed by a…