H.R. 6493 · 118th Congress · House

Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.
Introduced
Nov 29, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act of 2023

This bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds made available for salaries and expenses to solicit or enter into agreements with nongovernmental organizations to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization activities on the agency's property or website.

The bill also nullifies Executive Order 14019 (which established requirements for expanding access to voter registration and election information) and terminates any contracts entered into under specified provisions of the order.

Each agency must, within 30 days, submit a report to specified congressional committees that describes the voter registration and mobilization activities carried out by the agency pursuant to this executive order.

The bill also prohibits institutions of higher education that operate federal work-study programs from registering or mobilizing voters on or off campus.

Previous Versions

00Nov 29, 2023

Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023

This bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds made available for salaries and expenses to solicit or enter into agreements with nongovernmental organizations to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization activities on the agency's property or website.

The bill also nullifies Executive Order 14019 (which established requirements for expanding access to voter registration and election information) and terminates any contracts entered into under specified provisions of the order.

Each agency must, within 30 days, submit a report to specified congressional committees that describes the voter registration and mobilization activities carried out by the agency pursuant to this executive order.

The bill also prohibits institutions of higher education that operate federal work-study programs from registering or mobilizing voters on or off campus.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration

    H. Rept. 118-577, Part I.

    118Yea
    577Nay
    0NV
  2. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration

    H. Rept. 118-577, Part I.

    118Yea
    577Nay
    0NV
  3. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  4. JUL 08, 2024Discharge

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  5. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.

  6. JUL 08, 2024Discharge

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.

  7. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  8. JUL 08, 2024Discharge

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  9. JUL 08, 2024Committee

    Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

  10. JUL 08, 2024Discharge

    Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

  11. JUL 08, 2024Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.

  12. NOV 30, 2023Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. NOV 30, 2023Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 4.

    5Yea
    4Nay
    0NV
  14. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  16. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    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.

  17. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    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.

  18. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    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.

  19. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    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.

  20. NOV 29, 2023IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jul 8, 2024

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Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Referred: Jul 8, 2024

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jul 8, 2024

Active

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jul 8, 2024

Active

Committee on House Administration

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Referred: Jul 8, 2024

Active

Committee on House Administration

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Referred: Nov 30, 2023

Active

Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Nov 29, 2023

Active

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Referred: Nov 29, 2023

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

hsgo00

Referred: Nov 29, 2023

Active

Judiciary Committee

hsju00

Referred: Nov 29, 2023

Active

Committee on House Administration

hsha00

Referred: Nov 29, 2023

Active