House Democrats unveil legislation to curtail presidential power

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15. I haven't delved into the draft completely

but you saw what happened this year with the "mask" fines - https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-eae783d8a8abf94fbb1e0d78061b3ebb

and refusal to go through security fines (now up to 6 GOP douchebags) - https://thehill.com/homenews/house/569768-sixth-house-gop-lawmaker-issued-5k-metal-detector-fine

and even Biden had TSA double the fines on disruptive passengers on planes - https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035877886/tsa-doubles-fines-airline-airplane-flying-mask-mandates-biden

So Democrats are playing more hardball and those fines can't be paid out of their campaign funds.

The NYT had a copy of the 174 pages here (PDF) - https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/protecting-our-democracy-act-bill-text/57a504843f8e00e0/full.pdf

They also had a section-by-section summary here (PDF) - https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/poda-section-by-section/bf37bfd1ef12f3b7/full.pdf

Scanning through the draft, for example I see this related to the Emoluments -

SEC.306.ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

" (A) issue administrative fines to individuals for violations;

" (B) order individuals to take corrective action, including disgorgement, divestiture, and recusal, as

the Director deems necessary; and

‘‘ (C) bring civil actions to enforce such fines

and orders.’’.

Scanning through more, it looks like it is doing revisions to parts of a bunch of different laws. For example I saw this from the NYT summary -

DIVISION C–DEFENDING ELECTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN INTERFERENCE

TITLE XIII–REPORTING FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS

(snip)

Section 1303. Criminal Penalties. Section 1303 amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to include penalties such that anyone who knowingly and willfully commits a violation these provisions shall be fined not more than $500,000, imprisoned not more than five years,or both. Further provides that anyone who knowingly and willfully conceals or destroys materials relating to a reportable foreign contact is to be fined not more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.