# 119-hr-4913: CHALLENGES Act

119-hr-4913, CHALLENGES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4913
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHALLENGES Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protecting registered voters from bad-faith challenges** is the central aim of this bill. It would sharply restrict who can submit formal challenges to a person’s federal voter registration and add new civil and criminal penalties for false or negligent challenges. - Registered voters would get new guardrails. Private parties could not file formal challenges unless they show clear and convincing evidence from a targeted inquiry, sign an oath under penalty of perjury that they have personal knowledge, and, if an individual, are registered in the same registrar’s jurisdiction. Mass computerized data matching could not be the basis for the evidence. - State and local officials would have to update online challenge portals. Portals must display the new prohibitions and include the challenger’s name on submitted materials. - Enforcement would expand for harmed people and for bad actors. People wrongfully challenged could sue without first notifying the chief election official and recover compensatory damages plus punitive damages up to $1,000 per violation. Those who knowingly or negligently submit false challenges face criminal penalties including possible jail and fines, and organizations can be fined $10,000 per violation.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher rules and penalties for voter challenges: benefit, high. If enacted, non‑officials could file a challenge only with clear, convincing proof from a specific check—not mass data matches. They would also need a sworn statement of personal knowledge and, if an individual, be registered in the same local jurisdiction. Knowingly or negligently false challenges…
- Right to sue over bad voter challenges: benefit, medium. If enacted, people harmed by an improper voter challenge could sue without first notifying the state’s chief election official. They could ask the court to stop the violation, get back their actual costs, and seek punitive damages up to $1,000 per violation. These remedies would apply to challenges…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-4915: Election Mail Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4913 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4913)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-4915: Election Mail Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4915)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4913 (as of 2026-04-21).