H.R. 2722Securing America’s Federal Elections Act

2 recorded actions192 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren [D-CA-19]
Cosponsors: 12 · 12 Democrats
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Jun 28, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

IntroducedMay 14, 2019
Passed the HouseJun 27, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.

The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; (4) be manufactured in the United States; and (5) meet specified cybersecurity requirements, including the prohibition of the connection of a voting system to the internet.

The National Science Foundation must award grants to study, test, and develop accessible voter-verified paper ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of such voting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must award grants to states to replace certain voting systems, carry out voting system security improvements, and implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots.

States must carry out postelection risk-limiting audits for all federal elections, funded by the EAC.

States may use elections requirements payments from the EAC to carry out activities related to election security.

The EAC must provide for the testing of voting system hardware and software and decertify such technology that does not meet guidelines.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2722 as passed House on Jun 27, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 27222 roll calls on this measure

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Jun 27, 2019Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJun 27, 2019

How every member votedHouse roll call 428

House Jun 27, 2019 · the primary vote

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225 Yea 184 Nay 23 not voting

Party-line vote 1 of 409 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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All members432 members

Democratic234 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors12 · 12 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2722 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 27229 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2722 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESfiled by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Retirement · Bankruptcy · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Torts +33 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

COMMON CAUSE

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUNDfiled by END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUND, FKA END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND

Intelligence · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Postal · Constitution +3 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

MARIN COUNTY CALIFORNIAfiled by ALCALDE & FAY

Housing · Telecommunications · Health Issues · Transportation +3 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICTfiled by THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications · Energy/Nuclear +1 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2019Filing

INTERNATIONAL PAPERIts PAC: International Paper PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Retirement · Natural Resources · Energy/Nuclear +5 more3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2019Filing

ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, LLCfiled by TIBER CREEK GROUP

Government Issues2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2019Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

Retirement · Energy/Nuclear · Immigration · Education +38 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2019Filing

FREEDOMWORKS, INC.

Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Health Issues +15 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2019Filing

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