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Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026
To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Nullifies Executive Order 14399, which relates to citizenship verification and integrity in federal elections
- Requires cancellation of any contracts or arrangements made to carry out activities under Executive Order 14399
- Prohibits federal agencies from using funds to carry out activities under Executive Order 14399
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Sponsor (1)
40 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
Actions (2)
- May 7, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, 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. · house
- May 7, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2026
Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Budzinski, and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, 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
A BILL
To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER 14399.
(a) In General.—Executive Order 14399 (91 Fed. Reg. 17125; relating to ensuring citizenship verification and integrity in Federal elections) shall have no force or effect, and any contract or arrangement entered into by an agency to carry out activities pursuant to such Executive order shall be abrogated.
(b) Prohibition.—None of the funds made available for the salaries and expenses of an agency may be used to carry out activities pursuant to such Executive order. <all>
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