YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesTransparency & AccountabilityWould void the 2025 executive order on elections and block DOGE from accessing state voter registration records.
Civil Liberties
- Voting access protections — Executive order on federal election rules voided
- Federal access to voter records — DOGE barred from state voter lists and immigration databases
Transparency & Accountability
- Executive branch election authority — Funds barred for implementing the executive order
The details
A 2025 executive order on federal elections would be nullified. Executive Order 14248 was issued in March 2025, titled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." It would have no force or effect, and no federal money could be spent carrying it out. The bill's findings argue the order exceeds presidential authority. They point to the Constitution assigning election rules to Congress and the states. Federal funds also could not go to the Department of Government Efficiency for election records. That covers state voter registration lists and voter list maintenance records. It reaches federal immigration databases and other state records tied to federal elections. The findings note the 1993 voter registration law does not require documentary proof of citizenship on the national mail form.
Congressional Summary
Defending America’s Future Elections ActThis bill nullifies an executive order that restricts voting in federal elections and prohibits federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the executive order. The bill also prohibits federal funds from being appropriated or transferred to, or used by, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access federal immigration databases or records related to federal elections. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 14248, titled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, which was signed by President Donald Trump on March 25, 2025.Among other elements, the order that is being nullified by this bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to update the national mail voter registration form to require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The order specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a U.S. passport or identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 and indicates U.S. citizenship.The bill also prohibits federal funds from being appropriated or transferred to, or used by, DOGE to access state voter registration lists, records concerning voter list maintenance activities, federal immigration databases, or other public or private state records related to federal elections.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-04-01
- Date Added
- 2026-07-24
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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