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The Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA) tackles a dozen different topics, which are explained more fully in the accompanying tabs, including:
- Limiting the president’s pardon power.
- Extending the deadline for prosecuting former presidents and vice presidents for federal crimes committed before or during their time in office.
- Enforcing the constitutional ban on presidents using the office to enrich themselves.
- Boosting enforcement of congressional subpoenas.
- Reasserting Congress’s power of the purse.
- Mandating disclosure of contacts between the White House and Justice Department.
- Strengthening protections for inspectors general.
- Strengthening protections for federal whistleblowers.
- Ensuring the Senate’s say in confirming executive branch officials.
- Bolstering enforcement of the Hatch Act.
- Ensuring access to transition resources following a presidential election.
- Requiring transparency of tax records of presidential candidates.
- Preventing foreign interference in elections.
- Clarifying federal prohibitions on foreign assistance to campaigns.