H.R. 7418 119th Congress House

STEADFAST Act

Official title: To convert the program of public financing of presidential election campaigns to a program of providing grants to States for enhancing the security of election systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2026 Introduced by: Stephanie I. Bice Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archives

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Government trust fundsInternet, web applications, social mediaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 14, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.

May 14, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 9, 2026

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now May 14, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.

Hearings & markups 1

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Measures
Markup May 14, 2026 · 9:45 AM EDT · Committee on House Administration

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 9

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

POET, LLC
for POET, LLC · South Dakota · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT LLC
for MARQUIS MANAGEMENT LLC · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GROWTH ENERGY, INC.
for GROWTH ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
POET, LLC
for POET, LLC · South Dakota · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT LLC
for MARQUIS MANAGEMENT LLC · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
GROWTH ENERGY, INC.
for GROWTH ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
9 filings
Energy, Dept of
9 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
9 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
SENATE
9 filings
Treasury, Dept of
9 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 4