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H.R. 723 119th Congress House

Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Cole Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Charitable contributionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
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Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

This bill generally prohibits a state from soliciting, receiving, or expending any payment or donation of funds, property, or personal services from a private entity for the purpose of administering a federal election. For example, the bill prohibits the use of these payments or donations for programs related to voter education, outreach, and registration.

The prohibition shall not apply to a state's acceptance and use of a private entity's donation of space to be used for a polling place or an early voting site.

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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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 Cosponsors 10
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Feb 5, 2025
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Jan 31, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jan 31, 2025
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 28, 2025
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 24, 2025
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 24, 2025
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2025
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jan 24, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jan 24, 2025
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jan 24, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 723: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-723/
MLA
"H.R. 723: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-723/.
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H.R. 723, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-723/.
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[H.R. 723: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-723/)
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