House Republicans propose eliminating funding for election security

A House Appropriations subcommittee advanced a partisan bill that would zero out $96 million in Help America Vote Act election security grants and reduce the Election Assistance Commission’s funding to $20 million—$114 million below the fiscal year 2025 request—prompting strong criticism from Democrats and election security advocates. While an EAC official suggested the cuts are unlikely to survive the full appropriations process, stakeholders warned the proposal would significantly undermine state and local election security efforts at a time of growing cybersecurity, physical, and AI-related risks.