Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act
HR 4500, the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act, restricts federal agencies from conducting or funding voter registration and mobilization activities. It nullifies Executive Order 14019 regarding voter access, prohibits agencies from using government funds to partner with nonprofits for voter registration (including on agency websites or property), and delays implementation of certain voter access programs until agencies submit required reports to Congress. The bill also bans voter registration activities in federal work-study programs under the Higher Education Act and mandates that agencies submit reports detailing existing voter registration plans within 30 days of enactment. These changes directly affect federal agencies and their use of public funds for election-related activities.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 6, 2023
Last action Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 6, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jul 6, 2023
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