# 119-hr-4823: Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025

119-hr-4823, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4823
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Limits federal agencies from partnering with NGOs on voter registration.** The Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025 would bar agencies from using funds to solicit or contract with nongovernmental organizations to conduct voter registration or voter‑mobilization on agency property or websites, impose new reporting and planning steps, and pause parts of Executive Order 14019 until timing milestones are met. - Federal agencies: Would be prohibited from using agency funds for salaries or expenses to solicit or enter agreements with NGOs to register or mobilize voters on agency property or websites. Agency heads would have to submit a strategic plan or a certification within 30 days and could face a 180‑day delay on implementing certain EO14019 activities. - Nongovernmental organizations and voter groups: Would no longer be eligible to be solicited by agencies to run voter registration or mobilization drives on federal property or agency websites, cutting a common avenue for federally linked outreach. - College students in federal work‑study: Would be barred from performing voter registration or mobilization as part of federal work‑study, including on or off campus. - Independent regulatory agencies: The bill defines "agency" by federal statute but excludes independent regulatory agencies from at least one subsection, narrowing which agencies face the new restrictions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies can't partner on voter registration: cost, medium. Starting in fiscal year 2025, federal agencies would not be able to use staff-pay funds to work with outside groups to run voter registration or mobilization on agency property or websites. This would cover registering voters, handing out registration forms, absentee or vote‑by‑mail applications, v…
- No voter work in work-study jobs: cost, low. Federal Work‑Study jobs would not be allowed to include registering or mobilizing voters, on or off campus. Schools would be barred from placing FWS students in roles that run voter registration or turnout efforts. This would change what tasks FWS jobs can include, not who can get FWS.
- Agency voter plans delayed and reported: mixed, low. Within 30 days of enactment, each agency would send Congress a report on its actions under Executive Order 14019. Each agency would also send any voter access strategic plan, or a signed note saying no plan exists. Agencies would not be able to use staff-pay funds for EO 14019 activities until 180…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4823 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4823)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4823 (as of 2026-09-21).