Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 21, 2021 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that have expertise and experience in relevant topics, such as election-system integrity. Grants may be used to design programs to bring relevant individuals, such as election administrators and poll workers, together to study and discuss election procedures.
The State Department shall periodically report to Congress on the program's activities.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to May 18, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 18, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2021Markup Apr 21, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 7, 2021H.R. 1488, Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 39, March 2, 2021, page H1014.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 542 | Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 2, 2021 |
| HR 753 | Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | May 21, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
