Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025
Congress Proposes Ban on Federal Agencies Partnering with Outside Groups for Voter Registration
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill would stop federal agencies from partnering with outside groups to register voters or run get-out-the-vote campaigns. It specifically bans these activities from happening on government property or through official agency websites.
- The proposal targets a previous executive order that encouraged the government to help more people vote. It would cut off funding for those activities and require agencies to hand over their internal plans for voter outreach to Congress for review before they can move forward with any similar programs.
- The bill also changes rules for college students who receive federal work-study money. It would prohibit students from being paid through the work-study program to help register voters or mobilize people to vote, whether they are working on or off campus.
- If passed, agencies would have to provide detailed reports to Congress within 30 days explaining what they have already done to promote voter registration. This is intended to increase oversight of how federal resources are used in relation to elections.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
College students receiving federal work-study funding would no longer be allowed to use those positions for voter registration or voter mobilization work, either on or off campus. This eliminates a pathway that some students used to earn work-study money while participating in civic engagement activities, reducing both job options and campus voter outreach efforts.
Milestones
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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The article discusses the status of the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act, noting that while President Trump rescinded the executive order targeting federal agency voter registration, the bill is still needed to permanently block agencies from partnering with NGOs for voter mobilization.
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Introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act seeks to defang a 2021 executive order. The bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds to enter agreements with NGOs for voter registration and bars the use of Federal Work Study funds for voter registration.
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The article covers the broader Republican effort to investigate and block Executive Order 14019, mentioning legislative efforts like the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act that aim to restrict federal agencies from engaging in voter registration activities.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2025
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