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HR 160 · in committee · significant

Restoring Faith in Elections Act

What this bill does

  • Sets standards for voting by mail in federal elections, including deadline requirements and penalties for ballot handling.
  • Affects voters, election officials, and states administering federal elections.
  • Requires states to count ballots within 24 hours and implement automatic voter registration with federal grants.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would the 24-hour ballot counting deadline affect states with large mail-in voting populations or limited election staff resources?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that automatic voter registration would increase election participation, and what safeguards would prevent registration errors?

  3. 03

    How do the bill's mail-in voting standards balance voter convenience against election officials' ability to verify ballot authenticity and voter eligibility?

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Sponsor · R-PA-1

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

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Introduced 2025-01-03

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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