I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2803 
To enhance protections for election records. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2025 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, and Mr. DELUZIO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance protections for election records. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Election 
Administration from Interference Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS FOR ELECTION 
RECORDS, PAPERS, AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) PRESERVATION
OF
RECORDS, PAPER, AND 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 
(52 U.S.C. 20701) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Every officer’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Every officer’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘records and papers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘records (including electronic records), pa-
pers, and election equipment’’ each place the term 
appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘record or paper’’ and inserting 
‘‘record (including electronic record), paper, or elec-
tion equipment’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘(but only under the direct ad-
ministrative supervision of an election officer). Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the 
paper record of a voter’s cast ballot shall remain the 
official record of the cast ballot for purposes of this 
title’’ after ‘‘upon such custodian’’; 
(5) by inserting ‘‘, or acts in reckless disregard 
of,’’ after ‘‘fails to comply with’’; and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ELECTION EQUIPMENT.—The requirement in 
subsection (a) to preserve election equipment shall not be 
construed to prevent the reuse of such equipment in any 
election that takes place within twenty-two months of a 
Federal election described in subsection (a), provided that 
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all electronic records, files, and data from such equipment 
related to such Federal election are retained and pre-
served. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Election Assistance Commission and the Attorney 
General, shall issue guidance regarding compliance with 
subsections (a) and (b), including minimum standards and 
best practices for retaining and preserving records (includ-
ing electronic records), papers, and election equipment in 
compliance with subsections (a) and (b). Such guidance 
shall also include protocols for enabling the observation 
of the preservation, security, and transfer of records (in-
cluding electronic records), papers, and election equipment 
described in subsection (a) by the Attorney General and 
by a representative of each party, as defined by the Attor-
ney General.’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 302 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20702) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, or whose reckless disregard 
of section 301 results in the theft, destruction, con-
cealment, mutilation, or alteration of,’’ after ‘‘or al-
ters’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘record or paper’’ and inserting 
‘‘record (including electronic record), paper, or elec-
tion equipment’’. 
(c) INSPECTION, REPRODUCTION, AND COPYING.— 
Section 303 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 
20703) is amended by striking ‘‘record or paper’’ and in-
serting ‘‘record (including electronic record), paper, or 
election equipment’’ each place the term appears. 
(d) NONDISCLOSURE.—Section 304 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20704) is amended by 
striking ‘‘record or paper’’ and inserting ‘‘record (includ-
ing electronic record), paper, or election equipment’’. 
(e) JURISDICTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION.—Sec-
tion 305 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 
20705) is amended by striking ‘‘record or paper’’ and in-
serting ‘‘record (including electronic record), paper, or 
election equipment’’ each place the term appears. 
SEC. 3. JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR ELECTION RECORDS. 
Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 
20701 et seq.), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 306 as section 307; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 305 the following: 
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