The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): Overview and Selected Issues for Congress

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May 6, 2026

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Authors: Karen L. Shanton

Source topics: Voting, Elections & Redistricting

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Related federal bills

• HR 775Voting Improvement Act
  107th Congress
• S 953Bipartisan Federal Election Reform Act of 2001
  107th Congress
• HR 3295Help America Vote Act of 2002
  107th Congress
• HR 2275Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001
  107th Congress
• HR 4818Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
  108th Congress
• HR 3058Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
  109th Congress
• HR 8528To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 672Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act
  112th Congress
• HR 1994Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
  113th Congress
• HR 634Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
  115th Congress
• HR 6072Election Integrity Act of 2016
  114th Congress
• HR 2017EAC Improvements Act of 2013
  113th Congress
• HR 3094Secure America's Vote Act of 2005
  109th Congress
• S 3722Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008
  110th Congress
• S 2093A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 6147Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
  115th Congress
• S 4574Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act
  117th Congress
• HR 5016Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015
  113th Congress
• S 2747A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 5008To protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.
  117th Congress
• HR 6574To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1343To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than 30 minutes to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 5500To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to support State and local governments making a transition to ranked choice voting.
  117th Congress
• S 2939A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to support State and local governments making a transition to ranked choice voting.
  117th Congress
• HR 2941To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 1470A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 2358To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 954A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 260To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.
  113th Congress
• HR 195Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
  114th Congress
• HR 108Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2011
  112th Congress
• HR 1To expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 1A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 102To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 4563To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 9727To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 5151A bill modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 5407To require certain States to submit a continuity of operations plan for elections in the event of a major disaster, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on assistance for election administration in the event of a major disaster, and to require the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to strengthen elections against climate change-driven disasters, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 1457To require the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to produce and make available at no cost to certain individuals in the United States an identification for the purpose of allowing such individuals to meet certain identification requirements, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2346A bill to require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 160To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7389To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 3748A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4479To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration and operation of the Election Assistance Commission, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 133To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns.
  115th Congress