3.0.0 2803 2025-07-02T16:27:26Z 2025-07-02T16:27:26Z House H HR 2025-04-09 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. VEASEY:H.R. 2803.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H1564]</pre> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred To 2025-04-09T16:01:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-04-09T16:01:30Z 2025-04-09 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2025-04-09 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 N E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2025-04-09 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2025-04-09 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2025-04-09 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2025-04-09 True D000530 Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] Christopher Deluzio D PA R. 17 2025-04-09 True Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2025-05-23T14:21:28Z

00 2025-04-09 Introduced in House 2025-07-02T16:26:22Z <p><strong>Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill revises preservation and retention requirements for federal election records. It also revises criminal penalties related to election records and the voting process.</p><p>Under current law, election officials must, for a period of 22 months from the federal election, retain and preserve all election-related records and papers. This bill extends the requirement to electronic records and election equipment.</p><p>Next, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to issue minimum standards and best practices for retaining and preserving records (including electronic records), papers, and election equipment, including protocols for observing their preservation, security, and transfer by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a representative of each political party.</p><p>In addition, the bill revises the federal criminal offense related to election records or papers to include reckless disregard of election record requirements resulting in the theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of a record, paper, or election equipment.</p><p>Further, the bill allows DOJ to demand electronic records and election equipment be made available for inspection and generally prohibits DOJ from disclosing this information.</p><p>The bill allows DOJ and candidates for federal office to bring an action in a district court to compel compliance with election record requirements.</p><p>Finally, the bill extends criminal penalties related to voting interference to include intimidating, threatening, or coercing (or attempting to do so) an individual for processing or scanning ballots, tabulating, canvassing, or certifying voting results.</p>

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