# 116-hr-7905: EASE Act

116-hr-7905, EASE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7905
- Congress: 116
- Title: EASE Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2020-07-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Assistance for Safe Elections Act or the EASE Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make payments to assist states with administering elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Further, it establishes a specified technology committee and unit within the EAC to address the security of election technology. It also makes a state ineligible to receive certain funding for elections unless it generally prohibits the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting).

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7905 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7905)

## Related
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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