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(Original Signature of Member)

H. R. ll
115TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

To amend section 2201 of title 44, United States Code, to require the
preservation of presidential social media accounts, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. QUIGLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on llllllllllllll

A BILL
To amend section 2201 of title 44, United States Code,
to require the preservation of presidential social media
accounts, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-


2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the Communications Over


5 Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act of
6 2017 or the COVFEFE Act of 2017.

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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PRESERVATION OF SOCIAL

2 MEDIA ACCOUNTS.

3 Section 2201 of title 44, United States Code, is


4 amended
5 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting social
6 media, after films,;
7 (2) in paragraph (2),
8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ;
9 but and inserting a semicolon;
10 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
11 subparagraph (C);
12 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
13 the following new subparagraph: and
14 (B) includes any personal and official so-
15 cial media account; but; and
16 (D) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
17 nated, by inserting after (ii) personal records
18 the following: , except as provided for in sub-
19 paragraph (B); and
20 (3) by adding at the end the following new
21 paragraph:
22 (6) The term social media means any form of
23 electronic communication (such as a website for so-
24 cial networking and microblogging) through which
25 users create an online community to share informa-

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1 tion, ideas, personal messages, and other content
2 (such as videos)..

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