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119-hr-155119th Congress

Let America Vote Act

Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Introduced

Summary

Protects unaffiliated voters' access to primaries. This bill would let unaffiliated voters cast ballots in their state's primaries for federal, state, and local offices while limiting them to voting in only one party's primary. It would also bar noncitizens from voting in taxpayer-funded public-office elections and condition federal election funds on state compliance with these rules.

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  • Voters: Unaffiliated voters would be allowed to vote in primaries for federal, state, and local offices in their state but may not vote in primaries for more than one political party. States may not treat someone as a party member just because they voted in a primary.
  • States and election officials: States that certify compliance to the Election Assistance Commission would receive a transition payment equal to 2 percent of their Help America Vote Act requirements payments for that fiscal year and each of the four succeeding fiscal years to cover costs of permitting unaffiliated voters to vote in primaries. Appropriations for these grants are authorized for fiscal year 2026 and later as needed.
  • Parties, commercial users, and noncitizen voting: The bill would bar sharing unaffiliated voters' information for political or politically connected commercial purposes, and it would establish a certification requirement and enforcement framework to prevent noncitizens from voting in taxpayer-funded elections for public office.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Open primaries for unaffiliated voters

This bill would let registered unaffiliated voters take part in Federal primaries. They could pick one party’s primary per office, not more than one. States would be barred from sharing unaffiliated voters’ names or contact details from primaries with parties or fundraising groups. States would also be barred from marking these voters as party members just because they voted in a party’s primary. These rules would apply to elections held after enactment.

Election funding tied to open primaries

States would need to certify certain rules to use Federal funds for running elections after enactment. They would have to: bar noncitizens from voting in State or local elections and ballot measures; let registered unaffiliated voters use State and local primaries (one party per office); keep unaffiliated voters’ data from parties and fundraising uses; and not mark them as party members just for voting in a primary. States that certify would get a payment equal to 2% of their Help America Vote Act section 251 payments for that year and for the next four years. The money must cover costs of letting unaffiliated voters use primaries. Funding is authorized starting in fiscal year 2026.

No noncitizen voting in federal races

States would be barred from allowing noncitizens to vote in any Federal election. This would apply to elections held after enactment.

When rules start and key definitions

If enacted, the bill’s voting rules would apply to elections held after enactment. It would define key terms like “election,” “Federal office,” “primary election,” “State,” and “unaffiliated voter” to guide how the rules work.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

PA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 1/3/2025

  • Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 1/3/2025

  • Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/3/2025

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 8/15/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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