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119-hr-723119th Congress

Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would ban private funding for federal election administration. It would bar states from soliciting, receiving, or spending private donations of funds, property, or personal services for federal elections, including voter education, outreach, and registration. The prohibition would not apply to a private donation of space for a polling place or an early voting site.

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  • States and local election officials: Would no longer be able to accept private money, donated equipment, or paid staff to run federal elections. This affects programs used for voter education, outreach, and registration.
  • Private organizations and donors: Could not provide funds, goods, or personnel to support federal election administration, but they could donate space for polling places or early voting sites.
  • Voters and community groups: Locally run outreach and registration efforts that relied on private support for federal contests would face limits and may need new funding or staffing approaches.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on private funding for federal elections

If enacted, States would be barred from soliciting, receiving, or spending any private funds, donated property, or paid personal services to run elections for Federal office. This would include voter education, voter outreach, and voter registration programs. States could still accept a donation of space for a polling place or an early voting site. The bill would add the ban to HAVA enforcement and apply it to Federal elections held after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

  • Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 1/31/2025

  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/31/2025

  • Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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