HR 6885 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Presidential Ballot Integrity Act

Latest action · Dec 22, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 22, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 22, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalDec 22, 2023
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalDec 22, 2023
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeDec 26, 2023
R-AZAndy BiggsDec 26, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyDec 26, 2023
R-VABob GoodDec 26, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsDec 26, 2023
R-AZElijah CraneDec 26, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerDec 26, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.Dec 26, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanDec 26, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertJan 5, 2024
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyJan 10, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenMar 1, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Dec 22, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 4: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators. The single subject of this legiglation is: To amend title 3, United States Code, to include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with respect to the election for President, the State did not include on the ballot in the State a candidate for President who was nominated by a major political party.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 211, December 22, 2023, page H7007.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 3, United States Code, to include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with respect to the election for President, the State did not include on the ballot in the State a candidate for President who was nominated by a major political party, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Presidential Ballot Integrity Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 22, 2023Introduced in House

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