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US HB4913

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nikema Williams

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit formal challenges to a registered voter's status unless the challenger provides clear and convincing evidence from an individual inquiry (not mass computerized data matching), attests under penalty of perjury to personal knowledge of ineligibility, and is registered to vote in the same jurisdiction as the challenged voter

  • Requires state and local election officials operating online challenge portals to reject anonymous submissions and display information about the prohibition on bad faith challenges

  • Creates a private right of action allowing aggrieved voters to sue for compensatory damages plus punitive damages up to $1,000 per violation, without requiring prior notice to state election officials

  • Establishes criminal penalties of up to 6 months imprisonment and/or fines for knowingly and negligently filing false voter registration challenges, with organizations subject to $10,000 fines per violation

  • Applies to voter registration challenges made after the date of enactment

Legislative Description

CHALLENGES Act Countering Harassment and Applying Legal Liability to Effectively Nurture Government Election Stability Act

Government operations and politics

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

8/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Administration8/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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