119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 1, 2025
Defending America’s Future Elections Act
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Latest action (Apr 1, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 1, 2025)
Defending America’s Future Elections Act
This bill nullifies an executive order that restricts voting in federal elections and prohibits federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the executive order. The bill also prohibits federal funds from being appropriated or transferred to, or used by, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access federal immigration databases or records related to federal elections.
Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 14248, titled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, which was signed by President Donald Trump on March 25, 2025.
Among other elements, the order that is being nullified by this bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to update the national mail voter registration form to require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The order specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a U.S. passport or identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 and indicates U.S. citizenship.
The bill also prohibits federal funds from being appropriated or transferred to, or used by, DOGE to access state voter registration lists, records concerning voter list maintenance activities, federal immigration databases, or other public or private state records related to federal elections.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Introduced in Senate
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NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
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…ches a voter's current name. Real ID and other forms of identification would no suffice. NETWORK strongly supports the Defending Americas Future Elections Act (S.1240), as a countermeasure against voter suppression attempts by Congress and the Administration. NETWORK urges support for Protecting Our Democracy Act (S. 2838/HR…
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NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
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…ches a voter's current name. Real ID and other forms of identification would no suffice. NETWORK strongly supports the Defending Americas Future Elections Act (S.1240), as a countermeasure against voter suppression attempts by Congress and the Administration. NETWORK urges support for Protecting Our Democracy Act (S. 2838/HR…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing