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HR 6882 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local finance

Election Fraud Prevention Act

Introduced: May 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Fraud Prevention Act

This bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions.

What's happening now May 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4736 Related bill Honest Elections Act
  • HR 7905 Related bill EASE Act
  • HR 8285 Related bill Election Fraud Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 5
R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2020
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 15, 2020
Cook, Paul
· May 15, 2020
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · May 15, 2020
McCarthy, Kevin
· May 15, 2020
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 15, 2020
Nunes, Devin
· May 15, 2020
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 15, 2020
Walker, Mark
· May 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6882: Election Fraud Prevention Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6882/
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"H.R. 6882: Election Fraud Prevention Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6882/.
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H.R. 6882, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6882/.
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