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Sustaining Our Democracy Act

USA117th CongressHR-7992| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2022
Nikema Williams

Nikema Williams

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (43)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Sustaining Our Democracy Act This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2032 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.
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Timeline
May 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4239
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • May 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4239
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021
  • S 117-4239: Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsVoting rights

Sustaining Our Democracy Act

USA117th CongressHR-7992| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2022
Sustaining Our Democracy Act This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2032 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.
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Timeline
May 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4239
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • May 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4239
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nikema Williams

Nikema Williams

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (43)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021
  • S 117-4239: Sustaining Our Democracy Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsVoting rights