H.R. 1488: Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

Plain summary

Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that have expertise and experience in relevant topics, such as election-system integrity. Grants may be used to design programs to bring relevant individuals, such as election administrators and poll workers, together to study and discuss election procedures. The State Department shall periodically report to Congress on the program's activities.

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Official text

Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 21 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1488, Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021 (2021-05-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Ann Wagner (R-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1488.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1488 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117