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H.R. 160 119th Congress House

Restoring Faith in Elections Act

Official title: To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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Restoring Faith in Elections Act

This bill establishes certain standards for voting, including voting by mail, in federal elections. It also establishes certain requirements for voter registration and maintenance of official lists of eligible voters.

First, the bill establishes certain requirements for voting by mail in federal elections, including by requiring mail-in ballots to be received by the time the polls close on election day.

Additionally, the bill makes it unlawful to possess or return a mail-in ballot completed by another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

Further, the bill establishes certain requirements for reporting results of federal elections, including by requiring states to count all eligible ballots within 24 hours after the election.

Next, the bill provides for the automatic registration of eligible voters. The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to implement these automatic voter registration programs.

It also requires states and jurisdictions to use standards that apply equally to all methods of voting used in federal elections, including standards related to signature verification.

Finally, the bill establishes the National Deconfliction Voting Database and Clearinghouse to serve as a database and clearinghouse for voter registration records and lists of eligible voters. Additionally, each state must certify that it has removed ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters prior to the federal election.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 160: Restoring Faith in Elections Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-160/
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"H.R. 160: Restoring Faith in Elections Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-160/.
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H.R. 160, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-160/.
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[H.R. 160: Restoring Faith in Elections Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-160/)
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