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Union Calendar No. 478 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6493 

[Report No. 118–577, Part I] 

To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in voter registration activities, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 

Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 

the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and the Workforce, 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 

JULY 8, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. ROY

JULY 8, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 8, 2024 

Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, 

and Technology, and Education and the Workforce discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in voter 

registration activities, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Free and 

5 Fair Elections Act of 2023’’ ‘‘Safeguarding Electoral In6 tegrity Act of 2023’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY INVOLVEMENT IN VOTER REG8 ISTRATION ACTIVITIES. 

9 (a) CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL AGENCY INVOLVE10 MENT IN VOTER REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES.—Executive 

11 Order 14019 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting 

12 access to voting) shall have no force or effect, and any 

13 contract or arrangement entered into by an agency to 

14 carry out activities pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of such 

15 Executive order shall be abrogated. 

16 (b) AGREEMENTS WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGA17 NIZATIONS.—None of the funds made available for the sal18 aries and expenses of an agency may be used to solicit 

19 or enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental orga20 nization to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization 

21 activities, including registering voters or providing any 

22 person with voter registration materials, absentee or vote23 by-mail ballot applications, voting instructions, or can24 didate-related information, on the property or website of 

25 the agency. 


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1 (c) REPORT ON PRIOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND

2 MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 30 days after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 

4 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

5 a report describing the activities carried out by the agency 

6 pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of Executive Order 14019 

7 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623). 

8 (d) PROHIBITING VOTER REGISTRATION AND MOBI9 LIZATION IN FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.—Sec10 tion 443(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub14 paragraph (E); and 

15 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(D) does not involve registering or mobi18 lizing voters on or off the campus of the institu19 tion; and’’. 

20 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

22 meaning given the term in section 3502(1) of title 

23 44, United States Code. 


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1 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Rules and Adminis5 tration of the Senate; 

6 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

7 Senate; 

8 (C) the Committee on House Administra9 tion of the House of Representatives; and 

10 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 House of Representatives. 


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Union Calendar No. 478 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6493 

[Report No. 118–577, Part I] 

A BILL 

To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in 

voter registration activities, and for other purposes. 

JULY 8, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

with an amendment 

JULY 8, 2024 

Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and the Workforce discharged; committed to the Com- ability, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education 


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