House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Climate Resilient Elections Act
Official title: To require certain States to submit a continuity of operations plan for elections in the event of a major disaster, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on assistance for election administration in the event of a major disaster, and to require the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to strengthen elections against climate change-driven disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Morelle D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Sep 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5407.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MORELLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 151, September 16, 2025, Page H4364):Congress has broad authority to regulate the time, place, and manner of congressional elections under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 4, Clause 1).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 181 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5407, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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 August 14, 2026). 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julie Johnson (D-TX), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Norma Torres (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Morelle.
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- H.R. 2148 (119th) Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
- H.J.Res. 108 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act…
- H.R. 2381 (119th) SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025
- H.R. 4708 (119th) Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.