{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7356","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7356,"title":"To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-02-04","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"E000246","fullName":"Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]","party":"R","state":"NC","district":11}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires each state, in order to receive federal funds for election administration, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T13:46:04Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":479,"ts":"2026-04-15T06:47:47.257Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20amend%20the%20Help%20America%20Vote%20Act%20of%202002%20to%20prohibit%20the%20u"}]}}