# 119-hr-2694: Election Results Accountability Act

119-hr-2694, Election Results Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2694
- Congress: 119
- Title: Election Results Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Mandatory deadlines for counting ballots and certifying results in federal elections.** The bill sets a 72-hour target to count at least 90 percent of ballots and a two-week deadline to finish counting and certify results, and it ties federal election-administration funding to compliance. - States: Must count at least 90 percent of ballots and make a public result within 72 hours of polls closing, and must complete counting and officially certify results within two weeks. - Voters: Would typically see an initial public result within 72 hours and a certified outcome within two weeks, shortening the period of election uncertainty. - Election officials and state administrators: If the Election Assistance Commission and the Attorney General certify a state missed the deadlines the state may lose future HAVA funds until it submits a corrective plan and both agencies certify implementation. The bill lists exceptions for major disasters, public health emergencies, cyberattacks, technical failures, the first election after new procedures, and recounts when certified by those agencies.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster federal election result deadlines: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require states to count at least 90% of ballots and publish that count within 72 hours after polls close. It would also require states to finish counting, certify results, and publish them within 14 days after polls close. A state would be excused only if both the Electio…
- Withholding federal election funds from states: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Election Assistance Commission and the Attorney General bar a state from getting federal election administration funds if both certify the state missed the new deadlines. A barred state could get funds back only after it submits a plan and both agencies certify th…

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- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2694 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2694)

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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2694 (as of 2026-10-08).