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The bill trades reduced perceived foreign access and advisory influence over U.S. federal election administration for a loss of international cooperation, expertise, and legal stability that could weaken election security and disrupt existing programs.
Taxpayers and federal employees will have reduced perceived foreign access to U.S. election-related data because federal agencies are barred from sharing such data with international organizations.
Taxpayers and state governments will face fewer opportunities for international organizations to influence U.S. federal election administration via advisory or consultative roles.
State governments, federal employees, and taxpayers will lose access to international technical assistance, best practices, and cross-border data exchanges, reducing officials' ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber incidents, disinformation, and other transnational election threats.
Federal employees and state governments will face legal uncertainty and potential immediate termination of existing cooperative programs and partnerships with international organizations, disrupting ongoing projects and planning.
State and local election officials may incur higher costs, capability gaps, or service disruptions as they lose externally provided expertise and must replace terminated cooperative programs domestically.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bars federal election agencies from entering agreements with international organizations that involve data sharing or advisory roles.
Introduced August 1, 2025 by W. Greg Steube · Last progress August 1, 2025
Prohibits federal election agencies from entering into agreements with international organizations that involve sharing election-related data or that give those organizations an advisory role. The rule applies to the Federal Election Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, and any other federal entity responsible for administering federal elections, and it takes effect on the date of enactment.