Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-542Senate
Latest legislative activity: Mar 2, 2021

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Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that have expertise and experience in relevant topics, such as election-system integrity. Grants may be used to design programs to bring relevant individuals, such as election administrators and poll workers, together to study and discuss election procedures.

The State Department shall periodically report to Congress on the program's activities.

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HR-1488: Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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