HR 8118
Election Infrastructure Integrity Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Election Infrastructure Integrity Act, requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to create and maintain a public database of private vendors involved in administering Federal elections. States and local governments responsible for Federal elections must submit information about these vendors, including contract terms and ownership details, to the EAC. Non-compliance with these requirements could result in the denial of federal funds for election administration.
Key provisions
- Establishes a public database of private vendors involved in Federal elections.
- Requires states and local governments to submit vendor information to the EAC.
- Requires the submission of contract terms and ownership details for vendors.
- Defines ‘election system’ broadly to include various voting and election management technologies.
- Specifies that ‘beneficial owner’ is determined according to a particular regulation.
- Sets a deadline of 30 days post-election for submitting vendor information.
- Prohibits the use of federal funds for elections where vendor information is not submitted.
- Applies the requirements starting with elections held in 2026.
Who is affected
- State and local election officials
- Private vendors providing election services
- Federal election administrators
- The Election Assistance Commission
- Voters (indirectly, through increased transparency)
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Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Begich
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8118
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To require the Election Assistance Commission to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of private vendors that provide, support, or maintain any component of the election systems used in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Election Infrastructure Integrity Act
.
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083 et seq.) is amended—
by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307; and
by inserting after section 304 the following new section:
The Commission shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of private vendors that provide, support, or maintain any component of the election systems used in the administration of elections for Federal office as submitted under subsection (b) by each State, unit of local government, and component of a State or unit of local government which is responsible for the administration of an election for Federal office.
Each State, unit of local government, or component of a State or unit of local government which is responsible for the administration of an election for Federal office shall, not later than 30 days after the date of each election for Federal office held in such State, submit to the Commission the information required under subsection (c) with respect to each private vendor that provided, supported, or maintained any component of the election systems used in the administration of such election for Federal office and the Commission shall promptly add such information to the database established under subsection (a).
With respect to a vendor described in subsection (b), the information required is as follows:
The identity of the vendor.
The terms of any contract or agreement with the vendor, except with respect to any information withheld due to security reasons.
Information with respect to the ownership of the vendor, including any parent companies, beneficial owners, and any foreign ownership or controlling interests.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be provided under this Act or any other Act to administer an election for Federal office in a State if the State does not comply with the requirements under this section.
In this section—
the term beneficial owner
means a person that is determined to be a beneficial owner under section 240.13d–3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
the term election system
means a voting system, an election management system, a voter registration website or database, an electronic pollbook, a system for tabulating or reporting election results, an election agency communications system, or any other information system (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code) that the Commission identifies as central to the management, support, or administration of a Federal election; and
the term voting system
has the meaning given the term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)).
Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking and 304
and inserting 304, and 305
.
The table of contents of such Act is amended—
by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307; and
by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following new item:
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2026 and each succeeding year.