CHALLENGES Act

House Bill

H.R. 4913

119th Congress

CHALLENGES Act

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 5, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Julia Letlow

Representative

Republican

LA-5

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Summary

The CHALLENGES Act aims to protect individuals registered to vote in federal elections from bad faith challenges to their voter registration status. It sets strict requirements for who can submit such challenges and what evidence they must provide, and imposes civil and criminal penalties for violating these rules.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The CHALLENGES Act aims to protect individuals registered to vote in federal elections from bad faith challenges to their voter registration status. It sets strict requirements for who can submit such challenges and what evidence they must provide, and imposes civil and criminal penalties for violating these rules.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

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Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires anyone submitting a challenge to a voter's registration status to provide clear evidence of ineligibility, not just mass data matching
Requires the challenger to attest under penalty of perjury that they have personal knowledge of the voter's ineligibility
Allows voters to sue for damages if their registration is challenged in bad faith
Imposes criminal penalties of fines and jail time for knowingly and negligently submitting false challenges

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would make it much harder for partisan groups or individuals to submit unfounded challenges to voters' registration status, which has been a tactic used to intimidate and disenfranchise eligible voters. It would protect the voting rights of all Americans registered to vote in federal elections, especially those in marginalized communities who have faced higher rates of such challenges in the past.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4913, 119th Congress (2025). "CHALLENGES Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4913