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HR 529 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

RACE Act

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Pfluger, August Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2025
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 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).

What's happening now January 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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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/
MLA
"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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