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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Authorize intelligence and intelligence-related activities and set fiscal year 2026 oversight and funding rules for U.S. intelligence programs

Latest action: Tue Jul 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Election Day Act

House

Establishes Election Day as a federal holiday to mark national elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reaffirming the House of Representatives's commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.

House

Expresses the House's commitment to secure elections by recognizing valid photo identification as a fundamental election security component

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

House

Prohibits states from using private funds, property, or services to administer federal elections, while allowing donated polling or early voting space

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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POLE Act

House

Bars states from receiving federal election administration funds unless they allow local elections for local office in odd-numbered years

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

House

Prohibits states and local jurisdictions from hiring noncitizens to administer federal elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

House

Prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions or donations tied to state or local ballot initiatives referenda or recall elections

Latest action: Tue Jul 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

House

Expand voting by mail in federal elections by barring extra state requirements for eligible voters and requiring states to let voters fix ballot problems

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Securing our Elections Act of 2025

House

Establishes photo identification rules for voting in federal elections, including provisional ballot procedures, mail voting documentation, and free IDs for eligible voters

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit persons who are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States from voting in elections.

House

A constitutional amendment barring noncitizens nonnationals and nonpermanent residents from voting in federal state tribal and local elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Voter Integrity Protection Act

House

Imposes additional immigration penalties on unlawfully present non-U.S. nationals who vote in federal elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large Congressional District of Alaska.

House

Dismisses the contested election for Alaska's at-large House seat, ending House consideration of that election challenge

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.

House

Dismisses the election contest filed over the Florida 14th Congressional District House seat, ending the contested election proceeding

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

House

A constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 16 for U.S. citizens

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Twenty-eighth Congressional District of Texas.

House

Dismisses the election contest for the House seat representing Texas's 28th Congressional District, concluding that contested election proceeding

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Vote by Mail Tracking Act

House

Establishes a system to track mailed ballots so voters and election officials can monitor vote by mail status

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas.

House

Dismisses the contested election case for the House seat in Texas's 30th Congressional District, ending House consideration of that challenge

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Let America Vote Act

House

Requires states to let unaffiliated voters vote in federal primary elections and ties certain federal election funds to voter eligibility rules

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026

House

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

Senate

Require photo identification for voting in federal elections, with provisional ballot procedures and identification rules for non in-person voting

Latest action: Sat Aug 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stop Act

House

Prohibits federal officeholders from directly soliciting campaign related contributions while still allowing participation in fundraising events without asking for funds

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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RACE Act

House

Establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify federal election results, with limited exceptions for emergencies and technical failures

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Business over Ballots Act

House

Restricts election administration by limiting business and labor organization involvement in ballot collection and other voting activities

Latest action: Wed Apr 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

House

Prohibits non-U.S. citizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by overturning the 2022 local law that allowed certain noncitizens to vote in DC local elections

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.

House

Dismisses the election contest over the certified result for Florida's 14th Congressional District House seat, ending the House proceeding on that challenge

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VOTE Act

House

Establishes election administration changes under the VOTE Act and sends the measure to the House Administration Committee for review

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

Senate

Sets the date, time, and procedures for Congress to count the 2025 electoral votes for President and Vice President and record the results

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Shell Company Abuse Act

House

Prohibits using shell companies to conceal foreign national election contributions or donations and imposes criminal penalties for violations

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution recognizing September 16, 2025, as "National Voter Registration Day".

Senate

Recognizes September 16, 2025, as National Voter Registration Day and urges eligible voters to register, verify their election records, and vote

Latest action: Mon Sep 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.

House

Establishes a House select committee on electoral reform to study alternative congressional election systems and report recommendations to Congress and the President

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SAVE Act

House

Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and mandate state procedures to verify citizenship and remove noncitizens from voter rolls

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.

Senate

Honors the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first woman elected governor in the United States and commemorates her legacy in women’s leadership

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Prior Approval Reform Act

House

Allows trade associations and their separate segregated funds to solicit political contributions from member corporations' stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without prior corporate approval

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SAVE Act

Senate

Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and direct states to verify voter citizenship and remove noncitizens from voter rolls

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Original Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act

House

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to run an FY2025 pilot funding local school initiatives that give 12th graders voter registration information

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

House

A constitutional amendment limiting constitutional rights to natural persons, allowing regulation and disclosure of election spending, and barring courts from treating such spending as protected speech

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FEC Administrative Improvements Act

House

Expands Federal Election Commission administrative rules by requiring electronic filing for more electioneering communication reports and allowing political committees to make disbursements without using checks

Latest action: Tue Jul 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Campaign Finance Transparency Act

House

Tightens federal campaign finance rules by expanding donor verification, banning certain card-based contributions, and requiring broader disclosure of contributors

Latest action: Mon Jul 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.

House

A constitutional amendment to restrict presidential pardons involving self interest close associates and corrupt purposes

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

House

Repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and ends its federal voter registration requirements tied to driver's license applications

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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