119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 9, 2025
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2025
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Latest action (Apr 9, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 9, 2025)
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2025
This bill revises preservation and retention requirements for federal election records. It also revises criminal penalties related to election records and the voting process.
Under current law, election officials must, for a period of 22 months from the federal election, retain and preserve all election-related records and papers. This bill extends the requirement to electronic records and election equipment.
Next, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to issue minimum standards and best practices for retaining and preserving records (including electronic records), papers, and election equipment, including protocols for observing their preservation, security, and transfer by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a representative of each political party.
In addition, the bill revises the federal criminal offense related to election records or papers to include reckless disregard of election record requirements resulting in the theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of a record, paper, or election equipment.
Further, the bill allows DOJ to demand electronic records and election equipment be made available for inspection and generally prohibits DOJ from disclosing this information.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) -HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) -HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) -HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) -HR 2968, Business…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business O…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 2, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business O…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 11, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business O…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business O…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 10, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business O…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing