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Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

Introduced: April 8, 2021 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 21, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that have expertise and experience in relevant topics, such as election-system integrity. Grants may be used to design programs to bring relevant individuals, such as election administrators and poll workers, together to study and discuss election procedures.

The State Department shall periodically report to Congress on the program's activities.

What's happening now April 21, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 10 Republican 2
Phillips, Dean
· May 18, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 14, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Apr 21, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 19, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Apr 19, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 8, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Apr 8, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 8, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 2, 2021
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Mar 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1488: Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1488/
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"H.R. 1488: Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1488/.
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H.R. 1488, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1488/.
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