Federal money would no longer help fund presidential campaigns. It would go into grants that states can use for election security. States with paper ballots, citizenship checks, and certain photo ID rules would get priority.
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STEADFAST Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.
Latest action on H.R. 7418: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects states and territories that run federal elections, election technology vendors, voters, presidential candidates, and taxpayers who use the tax return checkoff. States would have to meet grant rules and report how they spend the money. Vendors would need federal approval before states could pay them with these grants. Voters could see changes in election equipment, paper ballot systems, ID rules, or citizenship-check practices depending on how their state responds.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it changes where a long-running stream of federal election money goes. Instead of helping fund presidential campaigns, taxpayer-designated money would help states secure voting systems. The bill could support better equipment, stronger cyber defenses, and paper records. It could also affect state voting rules because funding priority depends on photo ID rules, paper ballots, and checks meant to prevent noncitizen voting.
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