# 116-hr-8285: Election Fraud Prevention Act

116-hr-8285, Election Fraud Prevention Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8285
- Congress: 116
- Title: Election Fraud Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Election Fraud Prevention Act This bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8285)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8285 (as of 2025-11-18).