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HR 4555 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Child health Disability assistance Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

Federal Election Audit Act

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Murphy, Gregory F. Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.
Apr 17, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-465.
Nov 30, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 4.
Nov 30, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Election Audit Act

This bill allows states to use requirements payments from the Election Assistance Commission to conduct postelection audits. In particular, a state may use such a payment to conduct and publish an audit of (1) the effectiveness and accuracy of the voting systems, election procedures, and outcomes used to carry out a federal election in the state; and (2) the performance of the state and local election officials who carried out the election.  

What's happening now April 17, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4494 Related bill Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act
  • HR 4563 Related bill ACE Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4555: Federal Election Audit Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4555/
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"H.R. 4555: Federal Election Audit Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4555/.
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H.R. 4555, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4555/.
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