H.R. 8118

119 HR 8118 IH: Election Infrastructure Integrity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-26
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 8118
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 March 26, 2026
  Mr. Norman  (for himself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama , and  Mr. Crane ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration
 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Election Infrastructure Integrity Act  .
2.
Election vendor transparency database
(a)
In general
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083 et seq. ) 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.
Election vendor transparency database
(a)
In general
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.
(b)
Requirement To submit information to commission
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).
(c)
Information required
With respect to a vendor described in subsection (b), the information required is as follows:
(1)
The identity of the vendor.
(2)
The terms of any contract or agreement with the vendor, except with respect to any information withheld due to security reasons.
(3)
Information with respect to the ownership of the vendor, including any parent companies, beneficial owners, and any foreign ownership or controlling interests.
(d)
Prohibition on federal funds for election administration If
  noncompliant
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.
(e)
Definitions
In this section—
(1)
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;
(2)
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
(3)
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) ).
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(b)
Conforming amendment relating to enforcement
Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking  and 304  and inserting  304, and 305 .
(c)
Clerical amendments
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 new item:
Sec. 305. Election vendor transparency
  database.
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(d)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2026 and each succeeding year.