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H.R. 1467 119th Congress House

POLE Act

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the administration of elections for Federal, State, or local office in Stat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the administration of elections for Federal, State, or local office in States which do not have in effect laws to permit units of local government to hold elections for local office in odd-numbered years, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 21, 2025 Introduced by: Andrew R. Garbarino Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 21, 2025
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What's happening now February 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Protecting Our Local Elections Act or the POLE Act

This bill prohibits a state from receiving federal election administration funds if the state does not permit localities to hold elections for local office in odd-numbered years.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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LaLota, Nick
New York · Nov 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1467: POLE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1467/
MLA
"H.R. 1467: POLE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1467/.
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H.R. 1467, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1467/.
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[H.R. 1467: POLE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1467/)
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