RACE Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 16, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 95 words.
Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act or the RACE Act This bill establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify results in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires a state to finish counting the ballots cast in a federal election held in the state not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date of the election. Further, the state must certify the election results not later than 48 hours after the election. The bill provides exceptions to these deadlines for bona fide emergencies (e.g., major disasters) or technical difficulties (e.g., malfunctioning election equipment or software).
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 151 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 357 words
- Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]