HR 2803 United States House · 119th Congress

Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2025

This bill updates federal election laws to strengthen protections for election records, papers, and equipment, including digital records and voting machines. It requires election officials to preserve all election materials (like ballot records and equipment) for at least 22 months after federal elections, with specific rules for reusing equipment. The bill also creates a new legal pathway allowing candidates or the Attorney General to sue in federal court to enforce compliance with these preservation rules, requiring courts to prioritize such cases. These changes directly affect election administrators, voting equipment vendors, and candidates seeking to challenge election record handling. The provisions aim to clarify and expand existing safeguards for election integrity without specifying outcomes.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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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Apr 9, 2025
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