HR 4494 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act

Introduced 2023-07-06· Sponsored by Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, 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.(2023-07-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act This bill addresses the administration of elections. Specifically, the bill directs the Standards Board of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to release voluntary considerations from states with respect to the administration of federal elections. The bill establishes additional requirements related to noncitizens and voting. For example, the bill (1) requires states to make reasonable efforts to remove noncitizens from the official eligible voter lists, and (2) reduces election assistance payments to states and local jurisdictions that allow noncitizens to vote. Additionally, the bill requires states to provide designated congressional election observers with full access to observe the administration procedures of federal elections; excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, certain compensation of election workers; establishes certain requirements related to election mail; 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 proper…

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