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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7117 

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from 

receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for 

the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2022 

Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. LATURNER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 

RUTHERFORD, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MANN, Ms. MACE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 

CALVERT, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. STEUBE) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit 

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

election for Federal office, 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 ‘‘Protect American Elec5 tion Administration Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OR USE OF 

2 FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI3 VATE ENTITIES. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Title III of the Help America 

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

6 (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 

7 sections 305 and 306, respectively; and 

8 (2) by inserting after section 303 the following 

9 new section: 

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

11 FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI12 VATE ENTITIES FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRA13 TION. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State may not solicit, receive, 

15 or expend any payment or donation of funds, property, 

16 or personal services from a private entity for the purpose 

17 of the administration of an election for Federal office, in18 cluding any programs with respect to voter education, 

19 voter outreach, and voter registration. 

20 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply with 

21 respect to the acceptance and use by a State of a donation 

22 from a private entity of space to be used for a polling place 

23 or an early voting site in the State.’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN25 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 


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

2 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 304’’. 

3 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 of such Act is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating the items relating to sec6 tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 

7 306, respectively; and 

8 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec9 tion 303 the following new item: 

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

from private entities for election administration.’’. 

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

11 this section shall apply with respect to the regularly sched12 uled general election for Federal office held in November 

13 2022 and each succeeding election for Federal office. 

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