IB Union Calendar No. 478 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6493 [Report No. 118–577, Part I] 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 A BILL To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in voter registration activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023 Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act of 2023 . 2. Federal agency involvement in voter registration activities (a) Clarification of Federal agency involvement in voter registration activities Executive Order 14019 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting) shall have no force or effect, and any contract or arrangement entered into by an agency to carry out activities pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of such Executive order shall be abrogated. (b) Agreements with nongovernmental organizations None of the funds made available for the salaries and expenses of an agency may be used to solicit or enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental organization to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization activities, including registering voters or providing any person with voter registration materials, absentee or vote-by-mail ballot applications, voting instructions, or candidate-related information, on the property or website of the agency. (c) Report on prior voter registration and mobilization activities Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the activities carried out by the agency pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of Executive Order 14019 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623). (d) Prohibiting voter registration and mobilization in Federal work-Study programs Section 443(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) does not involve registering or mobilizing voters on or off the campus of the institution; and . (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (C) the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

July 8, 2024 Reported from the Committee on House Administration with an amendment 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