S 2588 · in committee · major
Sustaining Our Democracy Act
- government reform
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should states balance using federal election funds to expand voter access while maintaining election security safeguards?
- 02
What specific democracy promotion plans would most effectively use federal funding to address voting barriers in your state?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-31
Joining the bill

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original

Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original

Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original

Tim Kaine
D-VA · original

Andy Kim
D-NJ · original

Edward J. Markey
D-MA · original

Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original

Bernard Sanders
I-VT · original

Adam B. Schiff
D-CA · original

Tina Smith
D-MN · original
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-31 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2025-07-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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