House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
VOTE Act
Official title: To provide that States that provide for an election for Federal office that include text in any language other than English are ineligible to receive certain Federal funds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Abraham Hamadeh R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 11, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2054.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 45, March 11, 2025, Page H1152):Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution (the Elections Clause), which gives Congress authority to make or alter regulations for federal elections Article I, Section 8 (the Spending Clause), which gives Congress authority to provide for the general welfare and attach conditions to federal fundingSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 297 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2054, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2054
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 13, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 13, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), W. Steube (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.