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H.R. 529

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 529, the RACE Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 529 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb529/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 529 IH: Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 529  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Mr. Pfluger  (for himself,  Mr. Babin , and  Ms. Tenney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish deadlines for States to count the ballots cast in elections for Federal office and to certify the results of such elections, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act   or the   RACE Act  .
2.
Deadline for counting ballots and certifying results in Federal elections
(a)
Deadlines
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20181 et seq. ), as amended by section 2(a) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307; and
(2)
by inserting after section 304 the following new section:
305.
Deadline for counting ballots and certifying results
(a)
Deadlines
(1)
Counting ballots
A State shall finish counting the ballots cast in an election for Federal office held in the State not later than 10 o’clock p.m. on the date of the election.
(2)
Certifying results
A State shall certify the results of an election for Federal office held in the State not later than 48 hours after the date of the election.
(b)
Exceptions
Subsection (a) does not apply if the failure of a State to meet a deadline under such subsection is attributable to—
(1)
a bona fide emergency, including a major disaster (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 )); or
(2)
technical difficulties, including malfunctioning election equipment or software.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment relating to existing enforcement provisions
Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ), as amended by section 2(b) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended by striking  and 304  and inserting  304, and 305 .
(c)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 2(c) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to section 306 and 307; and
(2)
by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following:
Sec. 305. Deadline for counting ballots and certifying results.
  .
(d)
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections held after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb529/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 529, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 529 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 529 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 529 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 529 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • RACE Act — Display Title
  • RACE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish deadlines for States to count the ballots cast in elections for Federal office and to certify the results of such elections, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 529 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia17—
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES—District of Columbia16—
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE17—
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES16—
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON117
LUCAS SWANEPOEL116
PAULO PONTEMAYOR116
CLAY O'DELL115
OMAR NOURELDIN115
LISA SMITH114
AARON SCHERB113
KATHLEEN CURRAN113
PRESTON MITCHUM112
ALLISON DETERS111
CHRIS HALL111
ERIN PIERCE111
GABRIELLE BATKIN111
JILL POMEROY111
JOHN HEATH111
JOHN KOEHN111
MEAGAN LINN111
SHAWN BROWN111
TIMOTHY HARRIS111
TIMOTHY MCCLEES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$3.6M1st Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2025 second_quarter$247.7K2nd Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2026 second_quarter$240.7K2nd Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2025 first_quarter$176.3K1st Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2025 fourth_quarter$152.5K4th Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2025 third_quarter$146.5K3rd Quarter - Report
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATESCATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES2026 first_quarter$140.1K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 529 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 529’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr529/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 529 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Elections, voting, political campaign regulation to State and local government operations.

hr529/subjects.txt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com