I 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6493 

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 

A BILL 

To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in voter 

registration activities, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Fair Elections Act of 2023’’. 


SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 6493 IH

1 SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY INVOLVEMENT IN VOTER REG2 ISTRATION ACTIVITIES. 

3 (a) CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL AGENCY INVOLVE4 MENT IN VOTER REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES.—Executive 

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

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

7 contract or arrangement entered into by an agency to 

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

9 Executive order shall be abrogated. 

10 (b) AGREEMENTS WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGA11 NIZATIONS.—None of the funds made available for the sal12 aries and expenses of an agency may be used to solicit 

13 or enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental orga14 nization to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization 

15 activities, including registering voters or providing any 

16 person with voter registration materials, absentee or vote17 by-mail ballot applications, voting instructions, or can18 didate-related information, on the property or website of 

19 the agency. 

20 (c) REPORT ON PRIOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND

21 MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 30 days after 

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

23 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

24 a report describing the activities carried out by the agency 

25 pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of Executive Order 14019 

26 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623). 


SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 6493 IH

1 (d) PROHIBITING VOTER REGISTRATION AND MOBI2 LIZATION IN FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.—Sec3 tion 443(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

4 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(1)) is amended— 

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

6 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub7 paragraph (E); and 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(D) does not involve registering or mobi11 lizing voters on or off the campus of the institu12 tion; and’’. 

13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

16 44, United States Code. 

17 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com19 mittees’’ means— 

20 (A) the Committee on Rules and Adminis21 tration of the Senate; 

22 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

23 Senate; 

24 (C) the Committee on House Administra25 tion of the House of Representatives; and 


SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 6493 IH

1 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 House of Representatives. 

Æ 


SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS