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H.R. 3040

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3040, the Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 28, 2025 by Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Apr 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 3040 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb3040/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3040 IH: Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-28
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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. 3040  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 28, 2025   Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona  (for himself and  Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Federal office.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act  .
2.
Prohibiting ranked choice voting in Federal elections
(a)
Prohibition
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 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.
Prohibiting ranked choice voting in Federal elections
A State may not carry out any election for Federal office using a system of ranked choice voting under which each voter ranks the candidates for the office in the order of the voter’s preference.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment relating to existing enforcement provisions
Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking  and 304  and inserting  304, and 305 .
(c)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended—
(1)
by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307; and
(2)
by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following:
Sec. 305. Prohibiting ranked choice voting in Federal elections.
  .
(d)
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections held during 2026 or any succeeding year.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-04-28
  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 Apr 28, 2025

hb3040/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/28/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R) sponsors H.R. 3040, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3040 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Apr 28, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3040 has taken 2 actions since Apr 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 3040 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3040 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act — Display Title
  • Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Federal office. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3040 in 6 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, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON116
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB112
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3040 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3040’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr3040/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com