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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7319 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to official election organizations and 

to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District 

of Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from 

private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 

501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding 

to official election organizations and to amend the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District of 

Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of a 

District of Columbia election, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Zuckerbucks Act 

3 of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED FROM PRO5 VIDING DIRECT FUNDING TO ELECTION OR6 GANIZATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and which does not partici10 pate’’ and inserting ‘‘which does not participate’’, 

11 and 

12 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert13 ing ‘‘, and which does not provide below-cost serv14 ices, scholarships, subsidies, or direct, in-kind, or in15 direct funding to official election organizations, in16 cluding any State or local government entity or any 

17 government election organization.’’. 

18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 

19 amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to 

20 prevent a house of worship, community center, or similar 

21 private or public facility from serving as a polling place 

22 in an election for public office. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 this section shall apply to funding provided in taxable 

25 years beginning after December 31, 2025. 


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1 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OR USE OF 

2 FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI3 VATE ENTITIES WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT 

4 OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘American Confidence in Elections: Protect District of 

7 Columbia Election Administration Act’’. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Title III of the Help America 

9 Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 

11 sections 305 and 306, respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after section 303 the following 

13 new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 304. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OR USE OF 

15 FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI16 VATE ENTITIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION 

17 OF A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia may 

19 not solicit, receive, or expend any payment or donation of 

20 funds, property, or personal services from a private entity 

21 for the purpose of the administration of a District of Co22 lumbia election, including any programs with respect to 

23 voter education, voter outreach, and voter registration. 

24 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec25 tion shall be construed to prevent a house of worship, com26 munity center, or similar private or public facility from 


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1 serving as a polling place in a District of Columbia elec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(c) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION DEFINED.— 

4 In this section, the term ‘District of Columbia election’ 

5 means any election for public office in the District of Co6 lumbia, including an election for Federal office, and any 

7 ballot initiative or referendum.’’. 

8 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN9 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 

10 of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

11 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 304’’. 

12 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

13 of such Act is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating the items relating to sec15 tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 

16 306, respectively; and 

17 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec18 tion 303 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 304. Prohibition against the receipt or use of funds or certain donations 

from private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election.’’. 

19 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall apply with respect to District of Colum21 bia elections held on or after January 1, 2025. For pur22 poses of this section, the term ‘‘District of Columbia elec23 tion’’ has the meaning given such term in section 304 of 


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1 the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by this sec2 tion. 

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