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H.R. 529 119th Congress House

RACE Act

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish deadlines for States to count the ballots cast in elections for Federal office and to certify the resul… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish deadlines for States to count the ballots cast in elections for Federal office and to certify the results of such elections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas 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.
Jan 16, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act or the RACE Act

This bill establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify results in federal elections. 

Specifically, the bill requires a state to finish counting the ballots cast in a federal election held in the state not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date of the election. Further, the state must certify the election results not later than 48 hours after the election. 

The bill provides exceptions to these deadlines for bona fide emergencies (e.g., major disasters) or technical difficulties (e.g., malfunctioning election equipment or software).

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 Lobbying activity 9

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

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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 16, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jan 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 529: RACE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-529/
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"H.R. 529: RACE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-529/.
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H.R. 529, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-529/.
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[H.R. 529: RACE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-529/)
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