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S 2588 · in committee · major

Sustaining Our Democracy Act

What this bill does

  • Creates a trust fund providing federal money to states through 2035 to improve election administration and voter access.
  • Affects state election officials, poll workers, and voters by requiring states to submit democracy promotion plans to receive funding.
  • Prohibits states from using funds in ways that reduce voter participation and requires states to establish nondiscriminatory complaint procedures.

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  1. 01

    How should states balance using federal election funds to expand voter access while maintaining election security safeguards?

  2. 02

    What specific democracy promotion plans would most effectively use federal funding to address voting barriers in your state?

  3. 03

    If states must submit plans for federal election money, who should decide whether those plans adequately prevent voter participation reduction?

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Sponsor · D-CA

Alex Padilla

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Introduced 2025-07-31

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-31 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

  2. 2025-07-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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