# 119-hr-723: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

119-hr-723, Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-723
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on private funding for federal elections: benefit, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-723 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/723)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3699)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-723 (as of 2025-12-21).