United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 56 D cosponsors

HR 4910 — Sustaining Our Democracy Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 56 sponsors

    1 primary, 55 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (56 D).

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Summary

Sustaining Our Democracy ActThis bill establishes and provides funds through FY2035 for the State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund for purposes of promoting election activities.Specifically, the bill establishes the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program, through which the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation (also established by this bill) shall make allocations to states for carrying out democracy promotion activities. These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

2 sections in 2 laws

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Inspectors general · 5 U.S.C. ch. 4 1 section
  • § 415 Requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal entities Amends

    5 U.S.C. § 415 — at 415(a)(1)(A)

    The law today

    (a) Definitions.— Notwithstanding section 401 of this title, in this section: (1) Designated federal entity.— (A) In general.— The term “designated Federal entity” means Amtrak, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Denali Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Election Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Science Foundation, the Peace Corps, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the United States International Trade Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service. (B) Amtrak.— Effective at the beginning of the first fiscal year after a fiscal year for which Amtrak receives no Federal subsidy, subparagraph (A) is amended by striking “Amtrak,”. (2) Federal entity.— The term “Federal entity” means any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of this title), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of this title), or any other entity in the executive branch of the Government, or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include— (A) an establishment (as defined under section 401 of this title) or part of an establishment; (B) a designated Federal entity (as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection) or part of a designated Federal entity; (C) the Executive Office of the President; (D) the Central Intelligence Agency; (E) the Government Accountability Office; or (F) any entity in the judicial or legislative branches of the Government, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. (3) Head of the designated federal entity.— The term “head of the designated Federal entity” means the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board or commission, any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a designated Federal entity and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a designated Federal entity as identified in the list published pursuant to subsection (h)(1) of this section, except that— (A) with respect to the National Science Foundation, such term means the National Science Board; (B) with respect to the United States Postal Service, such term means the Governors (within the meaning of section 102(3) of title 39); (C) with respect to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, such term means the members of the Authority (described under section 7104 of this title); (D) with respect to the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, such term means the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (E) with respect to the National Archives and Records Administration, such term means the Archivist of the United States; (F) with respect to the National Credit Union Administration, such term means the National Credit Union Administration Board (described under section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U...

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Suitability, security, and conduct · 5 U.S.C. ch. 73 1 section
  • § 7323 Political activity authorized; prohibitions Amends

    5 U.S.C. § 7323 — at 7323(b)(2)(B)

    The law today

    (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), an employee may take an active part in political management or in political campaigns, except an employee may not— (1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election; (2) knowingly solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from any person, unless such person is— (A) a member of the same Federal labor organization as defined under section 7103(4) of this title or a Federal employee organization which as of the date of enactment of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 had a multicandidate political committee (as defined under section 315(a)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(4))); 1 (B) not a subordinate employee; and (C) the solicitation is for a contribution to the multicandidate political committee (as defined under section 315(a)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(4))) 1 of such Federal labor organization as defined under section 7103(4) of this title or a Federal employee organization which as of the date of the enactment of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 had a multicandidate political committee (as defined under section 315(a)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(4))); 1 or (3) run for the nomination or as a candidate for election to a partisan political office; or (4) knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political activity of any person who— (A) has an application for any compensation, grant, contract, ruling, license, permit, or certificate pending before the employing office of such employee; or (B) is the subject of or a participant in an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action being carried out by the employing office of such employee. (b) (1) An employee of the Federal Election Commission (except one appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), may not request or receive from, or give to, an employee, a Member of Congress, or an officer of a uniformed service a political contribution. (2) (A) No employee described under subparagraph (B) (except one appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), may take an active part in political management or political campaigns. (B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall apply to— (i) an employee of— (I) the Federal Election Commission or the Election Assistance Commission; (II) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (III) the Secret Service; (IV) the Central Intelligence Agency; (V) the National Security Council; (VI) the National Security Agency; (VII) the Defense Intelligence Agency; (VIII) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (IX) the Office of Special Counsel; (X) the Office of Criminal Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service; (XI) the Office of Investigative Programs of the United States Customs Service; (XII) the Office of Law Enforcement of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; (XIII) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; or (XIV) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; or (ii) a person employed in a position described under section 3132(a)(4), 5372, 5372a, or 5372b of title 5, United States Code. (3) No employee of the Criminal Division or National Security Division of the Department of Justice (except one appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), may take an active part in political management or political campaigns. (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term “active part in political management or in a political campaign” means those acts of political management or political campaigning which were prohibited for employees of the competitive service before July 19, 1940, by determinations of the Civil Service Commission under the rules prescribed by the President. (c) An employee retains the right to vote as he chooses and to express his opinion on political subjects and ca...

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Also cites: 5 U.S.C. § 552, 5 U.S.C. § 706, 5 U.S.C. § 6103, 18 U.S.C. § 1151, 43 U.S.C. § 1602, 52 U.S.C. § 21003, 52 U.S.C. § 21101

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 55 co-sponsors · 491 not signed on

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Not signed on (491)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4910 do?
Sustaining Our Democracy ActThis bill establishes and provides funds through FY2035 for the State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund for purposes of promoting election activities.Specifically, the bill establishes the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program, through which the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation (also established by this bill) shall make allocations to states for carrying out democracy promotion activities. These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.
Who sponsors HR 4910?
HR 4910 is sponsored by Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), and Bell, Wesley (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4910?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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