H.R. 9577

Summary

H.R. 9577, the COCOA-VIP Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 2, 2026 by Rep. Clay Fuller (R). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 9577 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9577 IH: COCOA Voter Integrity and Primaries Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-02
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9577  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 2, 2026   Mr. Fuller  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To amend section 304 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to affirm access for congressional election observers to primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   COCOA Voter Integrity and Primaries Act   or the   COCOA-VIP Act  .
2.
Clarification of  election for federal office
Section 304 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083a ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f)
Election for Federal office defined
(1)
Definition
In this section, the term  election for Federal office  includes any general, special, primary, or runoff election conducted by ballot in which one or more candidates for the United States Senate or the United States House of Representatives (including any Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) appear on the official ballot.
(2)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a State or political party to provide observer access to party conventions, caucuses, or other candidate selection processes that do not involve ballots listing candidates for Federal office.
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To amend section 304 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to affirm access for congressional election observers to primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Fuller (R) sponsors H.R. 9577 alone.

Clay Fuller

Rep. · R–GA-14 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9577 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

Committee on House Administration

Referred To · Jul 2, 2026 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9577 has taken 2 actions since Jul 2, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9577 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9577 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• COCOA-VIP Act — Display Title
• COCOA-VIP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• COCOA Voter Integrity and Primaries Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend section 304 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to affirm access for congressional election observers to primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9577 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9577 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9577’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 110 (Thursday, July 2, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FULLER:H.R. 9577.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H4370]

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