{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-angie-craig-reveals-plan-combat-trumps-attacks-democracy-leads-legislation", "Rep. Angie Craig Reveals Plan to Combat Trump's Attacks on Democracy; Leads Legislation to Prevent Interference in Federal Elections", "2026-06-12", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "June 12, 2026\n\nThe Hands Off Elections Act would prohibit Administration officials from meddling in federal elections\n\nEAGAN, MN \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced her pro-democracy agenda to combat the Trump Administration\u2019s attacks on democracy and safeguard our nation\u2019s elections for years to come. As part of this renewed push, she is co-leading the Hands Off Elections Act, which would prohibit officials from the executive branch from participating in election administration unless they are otherwise authorized to do so.\n\n\u201cIt is abundantly clear \u2013 President Trump\u2019s leadership is an existential threat to our democracy,\" said Rep. Craig. \u201cWhile congressional Republicans turn a blind eye to the President\u2019s self-dealing and blatantly anti-democratic policies, Democrats need to push for sweeping reforms that will safeguard our Constitution, not just for the next two and a half years, but for generations to come. That\u2019s what this five-point plan is all about: standing up to Trump and preserving American democracy for our kids and grandkids.\u201d\n\nRep. Craig\u2019s comprehensive efforts to combat the President\u2019s corruption and relentless attacks on democracy have informed the five main pillars of her agenda: combatting President Trump\u2019s corruption, protecting free speech, safeguarding our elections, protecting against voter suppression and enacting campaign finance reform. Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rep. Craig\u2019s work to protect American democracy during President Trump's second term.\n\nCombating President Trump\u2019s corruption\n\nRep. Craig introduced the Presidential Conflicts of Interest Accountability Act, which would require the President and Vice President and their immediate family members to divest of any financial interest posing a potential conflict of interest.\n\nShe introduced the Termination of Reckless Unchecked Mandates from this President (TRUMP) Act, which would prohibit the President from using any federal funds to issue executive orders during a government shutdown.\n\nShe helped lead the \u201cEnd Corruption Now\u201d legislative agenda \u2013 a package of bills that would confront political corruption and clean up Washington.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Presidential Immunity Constitutional Amendment, which would end absolute immunity for presidents.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which would protect elections from foreign interference and prohibit the President from accepting payments from pardon recipients or presidential appointees.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the CORRUPT Act,which would prevent a sitting president or their immediate family members from suing the Justice Department for personal compensation while in office.\n\nProtecting free speech\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act, which would prevent the federal government from attacking individuals and organizations over political free speech or participation.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Supporting Free Speech Resolution, which condemns any attempts to use federal regulatory authority or litigation to suppress lawful free speech \u2013 particularly speech that is critical of a political party or any president.\n\nSafeguarding our elections\n\nToday, in response to President Trump\u2019s efforts to nationalize elections, Rep. Craig helped introduce the Hands Off Elections Act to prohibit executive agency employees from participating in federal election administration unless they are otherwise authorized to do so.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Vote by Mail Tracking Act, which would require USPS to provide accessible ballot tracking services for absentee voters.\n\nShe supports the Vote by Mail Protection Act, which would prevent any agency funds from being used to carry out President Trump\u2019s executive order that allows DHS to interfere with voter rolls.\n\nProtecting against voter suppression\n\nRep. Craig is an original cosponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, whichwould restore and modernize the protections of the Voting Rights Act.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the CLEAN Elections Act, which would combat racial gerrymandering by requiring that states carrying out congressional redistricting use a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Constitutional Amendment Establishing the Right to Vote, which would establish the right to vote as a Constitutional guarantee.\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the Election Mail Act, which would codify First-Class service standards for all election mail, ensure voters and election officials do not have to pay to return mail-in ballots and prevent the U.S. Postal Service from making operational changes within 120 days of an election that would restrict the prompt and reliable delivery of election mail.\n\nEnacting campaign finance reform\n\nShe is an original cosponsor of the DISCLOSE Act, which would increase transparency in our elections by requiring super PACs, corporations and organizations that spend more than $10,000 in elections to disclose their donors.\n\nShe supports the We the People Amendment, which would clarify that corporations and other entities do not have the same rights as individuals when it comes to political spending, reducing the power of wealthy donors and special interest groups in our elections.\n\nShe also supports the Citizens Over Corporations Amendment, which would overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision via a Constitutional amendment \u2014 all of which have made it impossible to regulate billions in campaign spending.\n\nYou can read more about Rep. 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