STEADFAST Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7418 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7418 To convert the program of public financing of presidential election campaigns to a program of providing grants to States for enhancing the security of election systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2026 Mrs. Bice (for herself, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Mills) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To convert the program of public financing of presidential election campaigns to a program of providing grants to States for enhancing the security of election systems, and for other purposes. 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 ``Securing Tech and Election Administration Defenses For All States and Territories Act'' or the ``STEADFAST Act''. SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUNDING PROGRAM TO STATE GRANT PROGRAM FOR ELECTION SECURITY. (a) Election Security Program.-- (1) Payments.--Subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: ``CHAPTER 97--ELECTION SECURITY PROGRAM AND FUND ``SEC. 9051. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR ELECTION SECURITY. ``(a) Authorization of Payments.--The Election Assistance Commission shall establish and operate a program under which the Commission shall make payments to eligible States for activities