HouseH.R. 8858119th Congress

Protecting American Voters’ Rights Act

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8858 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8858

    To allow Americans to sue Federal officials for constitutional 
             violations of voting rights and election law.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2026

 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
    To allow Americans to sue Federal officials for constitutional 
             violations of voting rights and election law.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Voters' Rights 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST PERSON ACTING UNDER FEDERAL ELECTION 
              AUTHORITY.

    Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by 
inserting ``of any Federal election or election enforcement authority 
or'' before ``of any State''.
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