U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, has introduced a companion piece of legislation Monday that would call for election reforms, including polling place observations and pre-counted mail-in ballots.

“The Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 will help restore their trust, which is essential to the health of our republic,” said Kelly in a news release Tuesday.

Kelly's House Resolution 8753, the Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020, is the companion to Senate Bill 4893, introduced Nov. 12 by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

“The debacle of the 2020 election has made clear that serious reforms are needed to protect the integrity of our elections,” said Hawley in a Nov. 10 statement. “The confusion and controversy of this past week is not acceptable. Congress must take action.”

In his own statement, Kelly echoed Hawley's concerns about the faith in the nation's election system.

“As our nation waits patiently for the official results of the 2020 presidential election, one thing has become abundantly clear: the administration of the election in several states has caused millions of Americans to lose faith in our electoral system,” Kelly said.

Pennsylvania's own election drew the attention of the entire country as it became one of a few that started Republican red on the night of Election Day before later changing to Democratic blue and swinging the election in President-elect Joe Biden's favor.

Since then, Gov. Tom Wolf has repeatedly defended the state's election process and its results from claims of fraud that have even extended into courtrooms.

Wolf posted a statement Sunday on Facebook regarding the lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump to which a campaign lawyer Jonathan Goldstein testified that they entered the lawsuit despite having no evidence of fraud.

“No conspiracy. No widespread fraud,” Wolf's post said. “Just another reckless attempt to harm our democracy, and Pennsylvania won't stand for it.”

Kelly's bill and its Senate companion will likely be too late to affect this year's election, but may factor into future elections.

The Senate version was read and referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, where it remained Tuesday. The House version was sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary and also the Committee on House Administration.